The payment of the employee is dependent on the type of lay off that he has been offered. If it is a short term lay off, in that case the company is liable to pay him the amount within a time frame of 4 weeks, in-case if the employer fails to do so, and the employee can either ask for his claim or he could report this legally while claiming for the claim.If the layoff is permanent one, for any reason be it closure of the company or on loss of ethical values on the part of the employee, the company is liable to calculate and pay their till date dues on their last working days.   _{Your Comment}