What does licenciement in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word licenciement in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use licenciement in French.

The word licenciement in French means dismissal, severance pay, unfair dismissal, profit-based layoff, mass layoffs, redundancy, layoff for economic reasons, layoff on economic grounds, economic layoff, layoff, redundancy plan, severance pay. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word licenciement

dismissal

nom masculin (renvoi)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Suite à ses récentes difficultés économiques, l'entreprise a procédé à de nombreux licenciements.
Following its recent financial difficulties, the company carried out a number of layoffs.

severance pay

nom féminin (dédommagment de licenciement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

unfair dismissal

nom masculin (licenciement pour motif infondé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

profit-based layoff

nom masculin (licenciement dû à la bourse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

mass layoffs

nom masculin (renvoi de tous les employés) (mainly US)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
L'usine n'est plus assez productive, elle ferme et il y a un licenciement collectif.

redundancy

nom masculin (licenciement pour manque d'activité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ces employés ont perdu leur poste par licenciement économique.

layoff for economic reasons, layoff on economic grounds, economic layoff

nom masculin (renvoi pour faillite) (mainly US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Suite à une forte baisse des ventes, la direction doit mettre en place un licenciement pour motif économique.

layoff

nom masculin (perte de travail sans en retrouver)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

redundancy plan

nom masculin (stratégie de licenciements)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le plan de licenciement proposé prévoit 20 mutations et 20 demandes de mise en retraite pour 80 personnes concernées.

severance pay

nom féminin (dédommagement de licenciement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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