Select the most appropriate phrasal verb to complete the sentence:
The economic downturn forced the business to make difficult decisions, including the need to ________ workers to stay afloat.

♦ Lay someone off
English meaning: to stop employing a worker, esp. for reasons that have nothing to do with the worker’s performance.
Bangla meaning: কর্ম থেকে বিরত হওয়া

Options,
- lay on: to provide something for a group of people:  সরবরাহ করা; জোগানো।
- layout: the way that something is arranged: বিছানো; ছড়ানো

- lay up: 
- lay something up (ক) জমানো; সঞ্চয় করা।
- lay somebody up (সাধারণত passive) কাউকে বিছানায় পড়ে থাকতে বাধ্য করা

Complete sentence: The economic downturn forced the business to make difficult decisions, including the need to lay off workers to stay afloat.