She claimed for unfair dismissal.

                   - She appealed against her dismissal.

To get the sack / To be fired

                    - To be dismissed from your job.

Molly was made redundant last year.

                  - Molly lost her job because the position disappeared.

She's set up a production company with her golden handshake.

                  - She started another business with her large redundancy payment.

He was a trader for six years, now he's taking early retirement.

                  - He's going to stop working before UK retirement age [60 for women and 65 for men]

He was a millionaire by the time he was 20, now he's burnt out!

                 - He made his money by 20, now he's exhausted!

I'm taking a career-break.

                  - I'm going to do something else for a while (possibly travel) and return to my job in the future.

Today I handed in my resignation.

                  - I told my employers that I wish to leave my job.