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or failure while layoffs imply economic forces beyond the employer's and employees' control, especially in the face of a recession.

Common abbreviations for reduction in force

RIF - A generic reduction in force, of undetermined method. Often pronounced like the word riff rather than spelled out. Sometimes used as a verb, as in "the employees were pretty heavily riffed".

eRIF - Layoff notice by email.

IRIF - Involuntary reduction in force - The employee(s)

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