AWOL
French leave
abscondence
absence
absence without leave
absentation
absenteeism
absenting
boot
bounce
break
bump
bust
can
cashier
cut
cyclical unemployment
day off
default
defrock
degrade
demote
departure
deplume
depose
deprive
disappearance
disbar
discharge
disemploy
dismiss
displace
displume
drum out
escape
excused absence
expel
fire
fleeing
give the ax
give the gate
holiday
hooky
inoccupation
kick
kick upstairs
lay off
layoff
leave
leave of absence
allow
countenance
let
permit
furloughed
furloughing
furloughs
gestation
internship
lay-off
probation
sojourn
stint
turlough