personnel cuts
Workforce size decreases
Personnel cuts are reductions in an organization's workforce, typically through layoffs, firings, or elimination of positions.
The term appears frequently in business and government contexts, often as a euphemism that emphasizes the administrative nature of the decision rather than its human impact: The company announced personnel cuts affecting 200 employees.
Also called staff cuts or workforce reductions.
- layoffsMass job eliminations
- mass layoffsSimultaneous dismissal of many workers
- downsizingReducing workforce or scale
- reduction in forceEliminating employee positions
- redundanciesUnneeded duplications or repetitions
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Intensive period of employment
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Cultivating employee skills and abilities
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