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Filling this out for a former employee -- what's the difference between "Fired" and "Laid off"?
@worldsendless Fired: Employee failed.
Laid off: Employer failed.
Filling this out for a former employee -- what's the difference between "Fired" and "Laid off"?
@worldsendless Fired: Employee failed.
Laid off: Employer failed.
@worldsendless Fired is where you are terminated for wrong doing, incompetence, or other dissatisfaction on the part of the employer.
Laid off is where you are let go due to down sizing or a restructuring of the company, but not due to any wrong doing on your part.