Eh. That's an audit thing. The credits are for satellite office folks and it's considered a non-transferable employee benefit.
It's petty, but I'm pretty sure that the firings were likely fear factor to get the worker bees back in the hive. I'd also bet that it was generated using an AI audit assist.
AI, your own personal overseer.
@Cosmichomicide yes , fear is a big motivator, no doubt about it.