&gt; Normally in British English the phrase &quot;made redundant&quot; implies there is a payment made to the departing employees, normally of several months salary. The phrases &quot;sacked&quot;, &quot;fired&quot; and &quot;let go&quot; do not imply that.<p>The same is generally true in American English, with &quot;laid off&quot; replacing &quot;made redundant&quot; and &quot;sacked&quot; being uncommon for the other alternative (but &quot;fired&quot; and &quot;let go&quot; being quite common.)