lay off workers (ley off workers)

Phrasal-verb Employment

Meaning

to dismiss employees due to economic downturn

despedir empleados debido a una recesión económica (despedir empleados debido a una recesion economica)

"Several companies had to lay off workers during the recession."

"Varias compañías tuvieron que despedir empleados durante la recesión." (Varias companias tuvieron que despedir empleados durante la recesion.)

to break into pieces; to fail completely

to express opposition to unfair treatment or actions

to make something easier to understand

to stay loyal to someone or something

to resolve tension by having an honest talk with someone

to allow yourself time and space to recover emotionally