VOCAB -

When a company employs new staff

• taken on/hired

• resign or hand in their notice/resignation

• laid off 

When

employees decide to leave

• they are dismissed or their

  contracts are terminated

• resign or hand in their notice/resignation

• laid off 

When employees have to leave because they did something wrong

• they are dismissed or their

  contracts are terminated

• they are sacked (U.K.) or fired (U.s.)

• laid off 

• made redundant (U.K.), let go (U.s.), or even offered early retirement.

When employees have to leave because a company can no longer employ them

• they are dismissed or their

  contracts are terminated

• sacked (U.K.) or fired (U.s.)

• laid off 

• made redundant (U.K.), let go (U.s.), or even offered early retirement.

When an employee is ___________ it is usually only temporary (for a season or because

of a drop in production) but sometimes it can be permanent

• sacked (U.K.) or fired (U.s.)

• laid off 

• made redundant (U.K.), let go (U.s.), or even offered early retirement.