Layoff [noun]

Definition of Layoff:

dismissal from job or responsibility

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“We started to see how women were being disproportionately affected by layoffs, furloughed and being forced out of work to take care of their kids,” she said.

In addition to the layoffs at Disney, NBCUniversal and WarnerMedia last year, NBCUniversal plans to shut down its TV sports network NBCSN by the end of this year.

Profitability may have been out of reach if it weren’t for the layoffs that these companies underwent.

Thousands of Chase branches reduced hours in mid-March, with 1,000 closing immediately — some of which have shuttered for good since, as the bank reportedly conducted layoffs.

The ballot measure’s passage has already led to layoffs in the state, and with delivery services adding fees that they previously threatened would only happen if Prop 22 didn’t pass.

As Americans faced layoffs and lost wages, student loan companies kept going to court to collectPrivate companies don’t have the power of the federal government to seize tax refunds, wages and Social Security benefits to repay defaulted debt.

Hogan said Tuesday that the state did not experience the worst-case economic scenario that many forecasters predicted at the start of the pandemic, when there were widespread shutdowns and layoffs.

The company adjusted its financial plans to avoid layoffs and focused on being transparent about its mission, values, goals and responses to crises.

That need for change overall after a difficult year — with the pandemic, the economic impact and layoffs of the pandemic as well as the social unrest and the litigated election results — was present in every conversation prior to the holidays.

It’s no secret that 2020 was a challenging year for online publishers, but amidst the layoffs and falling ad revenues, affiliate commerce remained a rare bright spot.