A union is claiming the bill for the Manx government's severance pay to workers recently made redundant could total £1 million.
As five employees laid off from the Isle of Man Railways formally drop-off the payroll, along with 17 others, Unite says the maths just don't add up.
The union's regional officer on the Island is Steve Salter:
More work needed on Heysham linkspan, says owners
It was damaged last August when the Manxman collided with a wall
Outpatients Physiotherapy reopens self-referral pathway
No longer necessary to see GP first
Isle of Man’s political system 'no longer fit for purpose', says former government insider
Ex-press officer and journalist warns blurred lines between government and parliament threaten the integrity of the Island's democracy
Committee chair hopes civil servants won't be blocked from future evidence sessions
Jason Moorhouse has welcomed government's response to the Economic Policy Review Committee
Does current system of government give CoMin too much power?
An MHK says government has an 'automatic veto' while a political commentator fears the system 'lacks democracy'