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
That doesn’t include further head-count reductions and layoffs in 2024.
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Michael Wayland, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
Mass layoffs continue to plague even seemingly stable companies, while AI advancement threatens traditional roles.
—Rebekah Bastian, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
If one part of the country hunkers down and slashes spending at the mall or on vacations, that would hurt businesses and lead to layoffs.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
The company underwent a round of layoffs in April.
—Rob Toews, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Consumers have optimism due to the low unemployment rate and the Fed rate cuts, but there are concerns due to layoffs at major companies.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Cultural workers warn that the move could lead to closures and mass layoffs, destabilizing the German city’s arts infrastructure in the long term.
—Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Technical layoffs create a conundrum for computer science graduates.
—Nisha Talagala, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
The widespread post-pandemic layoffs at tech companies has also had a chilling effect on employee protests, giving tech employers more freedom to pursue military business.
—Bykali Hays, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
Michael Wayland, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
Mass layoffs continue to plague even seemingly stable companies, while AI advancement threatens traditional roles.
—Rebekah Bastian, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
If one part of the country hunkers down and slashes spending at the mall or on vacations, that would hurt businesses and lead to layoffs.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
The company underwent a round of layoffs in April.
—Rob Toews, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Consumers have optimism due to the low unemployment rate and the Fed rate cuts, but there are concerns due to layoffs at major companies.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Cultural workers warn that the move could lead to closures and mass layoffs, destabilizing the German city’s arts infrastructure in the long term.
—Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Technical layoffs create a conundrum for computer science graduates.
—Nisha Talagala, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
The widespread post-pandemic layoffs at tech companies has also had a chilling effect on employee protests, giving tech employers more freedom to pursue military business.
—Bykali Hays, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
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