on layoff
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On Tuesday, Spiegel announced that the parent company of the Snapchat app would be cutting about 20% of positions, making good on layoff plans that leaked to the media in early August.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2022
Volvo spokesman John Mies says the company doesn’t know how long the layoffs will last but employees will receive unemployment benefits while on layoff.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 23, 2019
Some workers transferred to a plant in Tennessee, while others took buyouts or retired, but there are still nearly 700 in the area on layoff.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 28, 2018
As for active workers, the recession has slowed the shift to second-tier labor because employers first need to find new jobs for 4,000 older first-tier workers now on layoff.
From Time ● May 12, 2010
The Lackawanna center functions as a touchstone for 3,000 former Bethlehem employees, and is preparing for 3,100 more who will go on layoff before the year is out.
From Time Magazine Archive
