The Department of Education has emailed its staffers to inform them that it will pay them $25,000 if they quit by Monday night.

The email was sent out to staffers on Friday.

Jacqueline Clay, a chief human capital officer at the Department of Education, sent the email.

Clay wrote in the email, “This is a one-time offer in advance of a very significant Reduction in Force for the US Department of Education.”

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Here’s what The Hill reported:

The Education Department sent out an email to staffers on Friday saying if they quit by Monday night they will receive a $25,000 cash payout.

A department official confirmed the email, which warned of significant layoffs in the near future, to The Hill.

The email, first reported by Politico, was sent by Jacqueline Clay, a chief human capital officer, giving employees until 11:59 p.m. Monday to make a decision.

“This is a one time offer in advance of a very significant Reduction in Force for the US Department of Education,” Clay said.

The department did not answer when asked how many staffers have accepted the offer so far.

IT’S HAPPENING:
The Department of Education is offering a buyout of up to $25,000 to most of its employees, according to a department-wide email
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Per The Washington Times:

The Department of Education is looking to downsize by offering employees a $25,000 buyout.The deadline for employees to accept the offer is 11:59 p.m. Monday “This is a one time offer in advance of a very significant Reduction in Force for the US Department of Education,” Jacqueline Clay, a chief human capital officer, wrote in an email sent Friday afternoon, according to Politico.