noun
resignation under instruction; dismissal with recommendation to resign
A disciplinary measure in Japanese employment where the employee is formally dismissed but advised to resign voluntarily, often to preserve face. Contrasts with 依願免職 (voluntary resignation).
See also: 依願免職
彼は不正経理の責任を問われ、諭旨免職となった。
He was held responsible for the accounting fraud and was dismissed with a recommendation to resign.
Compound of 諭旨 (admonishment, instruction) and 免職 (dismissal from a post).