lay-off
noun /ˈleɪ ɒf/
  /ˈleɪ ɔːf/
 - an act of making people unemployed because there is no more work left for them to do
- lay-offs in the factory
 
 - a period of time when somebody is not working or not doing something that they normally do regularly
- an eight-week lay-off with a broken leg