job cut
Workforce reduction measure
A job cut is the elimination of a position from an organization's workforce, typically as a cost-saving measure.
Companies announce job cuts during economic downturns or restructuring: The tech giant announced 10,000 job cuts yesterday.
The term frames layoffs from the employer's perspective—positions are cut, not people fired.
- layoffTermination without cause
- mass layoffLarge-scale employee termination
- downsizingReducing workforce or scale
- redundancyNeedless duplication
- firingTerminating employment
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job cuthiring
Giving someone work
job creation · recruitment · new hire · employment growth · hiring spree
job cutexpansion
Increase in scope
business growth · scaling up · investment · market expansion · prosperity
job cutresignation
Voluntary relinquishment of position
quitting · voluntary separation · voluntary resignation · retirement · walking out
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