layoff

English Thesaurus

1. the act of laying off an employee or a work force (noun.act)

hypernym	:	closedown, closing, closure, shutdown,
definition	:	termination of operations (noun.act)

derivation	:	furlough, lay off,
definition	:	dismiss, usually for economic reasons (verb.social)

derivation	:	furlough, lay off,
definition	:	dismiss, usually for economic reasons (verb.social)