[evanharwin]

A lot of the scenarios described here aren’t “firing” someone, as I understand it, but making someone redundant.

The difference being that being fired suggests the employee did something to deserve it, but being made redundant could happen to the best of employees.

[exhilaration]

We don't really use that term (making someone redundant) in the U.S. I've heard it on British shows so I assume that's where you are. It means laying someone off, right? Meaning a workforce reduction?

[evanharwin]

Yeah, exactly - with this context the article makes a bit more sense to me! :)