noun
laying off dispatched workers; termination of temporary staff
Refers to the practice of companies terminating contracts with temporary or part-time workers, especially those supplied by staffing agencies, often as a cost-cutting measure during economic downturns.
不況で派遣切りが増えている。
Layoffs of temporary workers are increasing due to the recession.
彼は派遣切りに遭って仕事を失った。
He was laid off as a temporary worker and lost his job.
解雇 is a general term for dismissal or discharge from employment, whereas 派遣切り is a specific type of layoff affecting dispatched workers.
Compound of 派遣 (dispatch, temporary staffing) and 切り (cutting, from 切る). The term emerged in the late 2000s during economic downturns when companies began terminating contracts with temporary workers en masse.