The company shall pay economic compensation to employees for layoffs, and employees can apply for labor arbitration to claim compensation.
 There are legal layoffs and illegal layoffs, and the compensation paid is different.
 Legal layoffs are layoffs according to the provisions of the Labor Contract Law, and economic compensation is paid. Illegal layoffs are layoffs that are not made in accordance with the law, and need to pay double economic compensation
 As long as the laborer does not have one of the circumstances specified in Article 39 of the Labor Contract Law of the People's Republic of China, the termination of the labor contract by the employer is illegal, and the laborer can require the employer to pay compensation.
 In Article 39 of the Labor Contract Law of the People's Republic of China, the employer may terminate the labor contract if a worker has any of the following circumstances:
 （1） It is proved that the employee does not meet the employment conditions during the probation period;
 （2） Seriously violating the rules and regulations of the employing unit;
 （3） Serious dereliction of duty or engaging in malpractice for selfish ends, causing major damage to the employing unit;
 （4） The laborer establishes labor relations with other employers at the same time, which has a serious impact on the completion of the work tasks of his own unit, or refuses to correct after being proposed by the employer;
 （5） The labor contract is invalid due to the circumstances specified in Item 1 of Paragraph 1 of Article 26 of this Law;
 （6） Being investigated for criminal responsibility according to law.