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Your employer can lay you off temporarily if there is a work shortage and at least one of the following three situations exist: | Your employer can lay you off temporarily if there is a work shortage and at least one of the following three situations exist: | ||
:a. you have a written employment contract that allows for a layoff. | :a. you have a written employment contract that allows for a layoff. | ||
:b. you work in an industry where lay-offs are standard practice, such as the logging industry. | |||
:c. you consent to the lay-off. | |||
If neither (a) nor (b) applies to you, and your employer wants to lay you off, you should give the employer a note saying that you do not consent to a lay-off. If your employer still lays you off, it is the same as firing you without just cause (explained in the next section). | If neither (a) nor (b) applies to you, and your employer wants to lay you off, you should give the employer a note saying that you do not consent to a lay-off. If your employer still lays you off, it is the same as firing you without just cause (explained in the next section). | ||