Will a company typically provide an option for severance if they are restructuring?

Will a company typically provide an option for severance if they are restructuring?

My company has already told me, and all other managers, that we will no longer be managers under a new structure. We will take on a direct sales role of some sort within the next 60 days. They haven’t released more but this is all due to a restructuring that the company is going through. I want to know

if I should expect them to present me with the new role and comp plan, as well as, a severance option should I not like what they are offering? Is that reasonable to assume? I’m inclined to accept the severance at this point.

Asked on April 20, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Texas

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