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Discover LudwigThe phrase "lay off staff" is a grammatically-correct phrase in written English.
You can use it when you want to say that someone has been dismissed from employment. For example, "The company was forced to lay off staff to adjust to the new budget."
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Forces could try to use their cash reserves, meant for emergencies, to soften the blow on officer numbers, or lay off staff who are not officers.
Hotels have also had to lay off staff members.
Stricken firms were beginning to lay off staff.
The company is not planning to lay off staff.
He said the dispute had "hurt the federation," adding: "We have had to lay off staff.
It had to sell its headquarters building in Edinburgh and lay off staff.
Private firms are starting to lay off staff and cut pay.
Were Zynga right to lay off staff, despite all the money they have in the bank?
He is accused of failing to notify authorities of plans to lay off staff.
Only the central IS&T department will lay off staff, however.
While that is a noble role, it undermined his ability to lay off staff.
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