Question

The workers have been laid ___ without notice. (Fill in the blanks with appropriate preposition).

Answer 1

Here is the correct answer:

The workers have been laid off without notice.

Explanation

Lay off is a phrasal verb that means 'to stop someone employing because there is not enough work for them to do.'

Phrasal verb is a verb combined with an adverb or a preposition, or sometimes both , to give a new meaning, for example go in for, win over and see to.