1
as in dismissals
the termination of the employment of an employee or a work force often temporarily
even senior employees lost their jobs in the massive layoff
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2
as in winters
a period of often involuntary inactivity or idleness
after such a long layoff the boxer badly needed to get back into shape
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Recent Examples of layoffs
Musk and Ramaswamy have called for sweeping changes to federal programs, such as mass layoffs and deep cuts.
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David Ingram, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Disney’s television division was also hit with layoffs this summer.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
The merger resulted in layoffs.
—Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
But after the spike in layoffs during the Great Recession, several states opted to replenish their unemployment trust funds by reducing benefits instead of hiking taxes on employers, Evermore said.
—Tami Luhby, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
Economic disruptions, mass layoffs, and the rise of the gig economy have made many people reconsider the security of conventional employment.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
This latest wave of layoffs comes on the heels of a previous series of job cuts in Meta's Reality Labs division earlier this year.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The company also underwent a number of personnel layoffs.
—Brad Adgate, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
With the fall underway, layoffs are on the rise as companies think about 2025 plans.
—Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
David Ingram, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Disney’s television division was also hit with layoffs this summer.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
The merger resulted in layoffs.
—Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
But after the spike in layoffs during the Great Recession, several states opted to replenish their unemployment trust funds by reducing benefits instead of hiking taxes on employers, Evermore said.
—Tami Luhby, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
Economic disruptions, mass layoffs, and the rise of the gig economy have made many people reconsider the security of conventional employment.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
This latest wave of layoffs comes on the heels of a previous series of job cuts in Meta's Reality Labs division earlier this year.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The company also underwent a number of personnel layoffs.
—Brad Adgate, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
With the fall underway, layoffs are on the rise as companies think about 2025 plans.
—Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
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