- layoff
- A termination of employment at the will of employer. Such may be temporary (e.g. caused by seasonal or adverse economic conditions) or permanent
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
layoff
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Layoff — (in British[1] and American English), also called redundancy in the UK, is the temporary suspension or permanent termination of employment of an employee or (more commonly) a group of employees for business reasons, such as when certain positions … Wikipedia
layoff — UK US (also lay off) /ˈleɪɒf/ noun [C] HR ► the act of ending a worker s job, sometimes temporarily, usually because there is not enough work to do: »Workers have been warned to expect further layoffs. »Layoff notices are expected when business… … Financial and business terms
layoff — I noun banishment, cashiering, cessation, desistance, discarding, discharge, discontinuance, discontinuation, disemployment, dismissal, displacement, ejection, ejectment, elimination, expulsion, firing, halt, idling, interruption, letting go,… … Law dictionary
layoff — (n.) also lay off, lay off; 1889, rest, respite; from LAY (Cf. lay) (v.) + OFF (Cf. off). Via seasonal labor with periodic down time, it came to have a sense of temporary release from employment, and by 1960s was being used somewhat… … Etymology dictionary
layoff — [n] dismissal from job or responsibility cutback, discharge, early retirement, respite, unemployment; concept 351 Ant. employment, hiring … New thesaurus
layoff — ☆ layoff [lā′ôf΄ ] n. [< phr. LAY OFF (see LAY1)] the act of laying off; esp., temporary unemployment, or the period of this … English World dictionary
layoff — {n.} A systematic or periodical dismissal of employees from a factory or a firm. * /Due to the poor economy, the car manufacturer announced a major layoff starting next month./ … Dictionary of American idioms
layoff — {n.} A systematic or periodical dismissal of employees from a factory or a firm. * /Due to the poor economy, the car manufacturer announced a major layoff starting next month./ … Dictionary of American idioms
layoff — noun A systematic or periodical dismissal of employees from a factory or a firm. Due to the poor economy, the car manufacturer announced a major layoff starting next month … Словарь американских идиом
layoff — [[t]le͟ɪɒf, AM ɔːf[/t]] layoffs 1) N COUNT: usu pl When there are layoffs in a company, people are made unemployed because there is no more work for them in the company. It will close more than 200 stores nationwide resulting in the layoffs of an … English dictionary
layoff — noun a companywide layoff Syn: dismissal, discharge; informal sacking, firing; downsizing; the sack, the boot, the ax Ant: recruitment … Thesaurus of popular words
