Companies are free to reorganise and to eliminate jobs as a consequence. That's why layoffs are often called "redundancies" (at least in the UK), the cause is t

Companies are free to reorganise and to eliminate jobs as a consequence. That's why layoffs are often called "redundancies" (at least in the UK), the cause is that the position has been made redundant. There is a procedure to follow and which is specific to each jurisdiction. In general this may involve a consultation with employees, setting transparent and fair criteria for selecting employees who will be laid off, giving enough notice and paying required severance (minimum mandated by law). For instance if you worked at Twitter in Europe and it was decided that your team was no longer needed...