JLPT N2
レイオフ
Layoff; dismissal of employees due to business necessity rather than individual performance
Readings
Other forms
レイオフする to lay off
レイオフされる to be laid off
Noun, Suru-verb
"Layoff" / "To lay off"
A dismissal or temporary suspension of employees necessitated by company performance or labor surplus rather than individual fault.
Example
会社 の 経営 が 悪化 し 、 大規模 な レイオフ が あっ た 。
The company's finances worsened, and there was a large-scale layoff.
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