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For some, "laid off" has the same connotation as furlough.

• tomnipotent 4y ago
  A furloughed employee has the expectation that employment can resume with the company, while a laid off employee does not. This is important for tax and other legal considerations.
  • r_hoods_ghost 4y ago
    This very much depends on where you are. For example in the UK a lay off technically means being told to stay at home because there isn't enough work [1], although it's often used these days to mean "fired without cause", i.e. the American usage of lay off has become more common and it has simultaneously became common to use the term "furlough" to describe layoffs during the pandemic. [1]https://www.gov.uk/lay-offs-short-timeworking https://www.gov.uk/lay-offs-short-timeworking
• plorkyeran 4y ago
  It had that connotation 50 years ago, but anyone who thinks it still does is just confused.