English-Finnish translations for lay off

irtisanoaSe on lähettänyt meille kirjeen, jossa kuvataan ongelmat yksityiskohtaisesti, ja samanaikaisesti se irtisanoo tai uhkaa irtisanoa 600 työntekijää lisää enemmän tai vähemmän uskottavista syistä. It has sent us the letter describing the problems in detail, while simultaneously laying off, or threatening to lay off, a further 600 workers, for more or less plausible reasons. Kuten varmasti jo tiedätte, monikansallinen Alcatel-Lucent on päättänyt irtisanoa kolmen seuraavan vuoden aikana 12 500 työntekijää, joista useimmat työskentelevät Euroopassa. Finally, as you will already know, the multinational Alcatel Lucent has decided to lay off 12 500 workers over the next three years, most of whom work in Europe. irtisanoa vuokrasopimus
lomauttaaPuolet työntekijöistämme lomautettiin.

To dismiss from employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume or through no fault of the worker, often with a w:Severance package|severance package
To cease, quit, stop (doing something
To stop bothering, teasing, or pestering someone; to leave alone

Lay off the singing, will you! Im trying to study.
When are you gonna lay off smoking?
Just lay off, okay! Ive had enough!
Things have been better since the boss has been laying off a little.
I told him to lay off me but he wouldnt stop.
Lay off it, already!
At any tipping off, not for holding a paint load. (Sourced from a web forum exchange
He shows me how to lay off the paint — and moves his paintbrush across the section he had already painted, again and again.

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