Pink Slips Party?

The economy may be equally bad in the US, but that doesn’t stop our American cousins taking a positive attitude to personal predicaments.  Fast taking hold are ‘pink slips parties‘, which before anyone asks do not necessitate wearing pink lingerie.  Rather, these are named after the pink slips that employees receive in the States to notify them that their jobs are being made redundant.  The parties (entry on production of the aforementioned paperwork) are a mixture of mutual support, networking, and in some cases recruitment opportunities.  Sadly, ‘P45 party’ doesn’t have the same ring to it - suggestions of suitable alternatives in comments please.