Sentence examples for formally laid off from inspiring English sources

Between 1998 and 2000 Fushun formally laid off some 50,000 employees of state-owned enterprises, but six times as many remained to be dealt with.China is trying to set up a social-security system to take over the welfare role once played by the enterprises.

Owens was formally laid off by the city in December.

"They laid off journalists.

Workers were laid off.

Ultimately, she was laid off.

No one was laid off.

Getting laid off is awful.

You have been laid off.

"Everybody's been laid off.

Only 57 were laid off.

Then he was laid off.