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  2. Layoff - Wikipedia

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    A layoff [1] or downsizing is the ... "Redundancy" is a specific legal term in UK labour law with a definition in section 139 of ... lay-offs due to a firm's moving ...

  3. Termination of employment - Wikipedia

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    A less severe form of involuntary termination is often referred to as a layoff (also redundancy or being made redundant in British English). A layoff is usually not strictly related to personal performance but instead due to economic cycles or the company's need to restructure itself, the firm itself going out of business, or a change in the function of the employer (for example, a certain ...

  4. Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988

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    The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 (the "WARN Act") is a U.S. labor law that protects employees, their families, and communities by requiring most employers with 100 or more employees to provide notification 60 calendar days in advance of planned closings and mass layoffs of employees. [1]

  5. US planned layoffs dip in September, recruitment firm ... - AOL

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    Firms announced 72,821 layoffs last month, down 4% from the 75,891 announced in August, which had been the highest since March, outplacement firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas said. That increase ...

  6. US firms' 'low firing' approach may turn to more layoffs, Fed ...

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    The "low-hiring, low-firing" approach that U.S. businesses currently take to their employment decisions is unlikely to last, Richmond Federal Reserve President Thomas Barkin said in newly released ...

  7. Constructive dismissal - Wikipedia

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    Canadian law also acknowledges constructive dismissal when an employer unilaterally changes the terms and conditions of employment to such an extent that the employee can consider the contract breached. This may include demotions, significant changes in job duties, or a hostile work environment.

  8. I was 'stealth' laid off from my Silicon Valley job 9 months ...

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    A copywriter who was laid off nine months ago has given up their job search and moved home. They said the job market is gruelling.

  9. Just cause (employment law) - Wikipedia

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    Just cause is a common standard in employment law, as a form of job security. When a person is terminated for just cause, it means that they have been terminated for misconduct, or another sufficient reason. [1] A person terminated for just cause is generally not entitled to notice severance, nor unemployment benefits depending on local laws. [2]