What is the difference between getting fired and getting laid off?
We go to the dictionary definition of a layoff: The act of suspending or dismissing an employee, as for lack of work or because of corporate reorganization. — American Heritage Dictionary So, a layoff means that you have been let go because your employer no longer has any work for you — for example, because the feature or series that you were hired to work on has ended. If an employer lets you go at the end of your personal service contract, it may or may not constitute a layoff. If the company said they had more work for you but you decided to leave, that constitutes a resignation. Otherwise, if the company said they had no more work, that’s a layoff. In neither case does this constitute being fired. Q: For what reasons can my employer fire me? A: Article 19 of the collective bargaining agreement gives the employer the right to hire, promote, discipline or discharge for cause, including unsatisfactory work standards, qualitative or quantitative … That is, of course, very broad lan
