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Layoff vs Postlayoff - What's the difference?

layoff | postlayoff |

As a noun layoff

is a dismissal of employees from their jobs because of tightened budgetary constraints or work shortage (not due to poor performance or misconduct).

As an adjective postlayoff is

occurring after or as a consequence of a layoff.

layoff

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A dismissal of employees from their jobs because of tightened budgetary constraints or work shortage (not due to poor performance or misconduct).
  • A period of time when someone is unavailable for work.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2010 , date=December 29 , author=Sam Sheringham , title=Liverpool 0 - 1 Wolverhampton , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=But even the return of skipper Steven Gerrard from a six-week injury layoff could not inspire Liverpool}}
  • (British, football) A short pass that has been rolled in front of another player for them to kick.

    • Synonyms

    * (dismissal of employees): downsizing, reduction in force

    See also

    * lay off

    Anagrams

    *

    External links

    * (wikipedia "layoff")

    postlayoff

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Occurring after or as a consequence of a layoff
  • *{{quote-news, 2009, January 21, Brian Stelter, In 2009, Layoffs Is the Business to Be In, New York Times citation
    • , passage=The postlayoff session “allows the individual to vent,” Mr. Ayers said, “about their angst, their anger, their fear.” }}