despido

dismissal

despido(dehs-pee-doh)

masculine noun

1. (termination of employment)

a. dismissal

Desconocía lo del despido de tu esposa; lo siento.

I didn't know about your wife's dismissal; I'm sorry.

b. sacking

(colloquial)

(United Kingdom)

Creo que habrá huelga por el despido de estos tres mineros que llegaron tarde a trabajar.

I think there'll be a strike over the sacking of those three miners who were late getting to work.

c. lay-off (for reduction in staff)

(United States)

Los trabajadores se enfrentan a un despido por cierre de la planta.

The workers are facing lay-offs because of the closure of the plant.

d. redundancy (for reduction in staff) (United Kingdom)

El despido de la fábrica afectó a 50 familias.

The redundancies at the factory affected 50 families.

2. (payment)

a. severance pay

Con el despido que me dieron podré mantenerme al menos un año.

I'll be able to support myself for at least a year on the severance pay they gave me.

b. redundancy pay (United Kingdom)

Mi hermano se gastó todo el despido en viaje a Brasil.

My brother spent all his redundancy pay on a trip to Brazil.

despido

Noun

1. (expulsión)

a. dismissal

2. (por cierre, reducción de plantilla)

a. redundancy

despido forzosocompulsory redundancy

despido improcedentewrongful dismissal

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despido

1 dismissal; sacking (familiar)

despido arbitrario wrongful dismissal; unfair dismissal

despido colectivo wholesale redundancies

plural

; (p)

despido disciplinario dismissal on disciplinary grounds

despido forzoso compulsory redundancy

despido improcedente wrongful dismissal; unfair dismissal

despido incentivado voluntary redundancy

despido injustificado despido injusto wrongful dismissal; unfair dismissal

despido libre right to hire and fire

despido voluntario voluntary redundancy

2 (pago) severance pay; redundancy payment