I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ full-time , part-time
▪ permanent , temporary ( esp. BrE )
▪ skeleton
▪
We'll be down to a skeleton ~ over Christmas.
▪ experienced , professional , qualified , skilled , trained
▪ junior , senior
▪ ancillary , support
▪ general (= officers assisting a military leader in administration and planning)
▪ ground
▪
the ground ~ at the airport
▪
The Wimbledon ground ~ pulled the covers over the courts. ( BrE )
▪ academic , administrative , campaign ( esp. AmE ), editorial , news ( esp. AmE ), etc.
▪
the campaign ~ of President Bush
▪ nursing , teaching ( BrE ), etc.
▪ hospital , hotel , library , office , etc.
▪ bar , catering ( esp. BrE ), door , kitchen , wait ( AmE ), waiting ( BrE ), etc.
VERB + STAFF
▪ employ , have
▪
The company has a ~ of fifty.
▪ appoint , engage ( esp. BrE ), hire , recruit , take on ( esp. BrE )
▪
~ appointed to the project
▪
I've heard they're recruiting ~ at the moment.
▪ dismiss , fire , lay off , make redundant ( BrE ), sack ( BrE )
▪
The bank expects to make 15 000 ~ redundant over the next three years.
▪ retain
▪
Some companies are struggling to retain skilled ~.
▪ train
▪ pay
▪
They pay their ~ weekly.
▪ join
▪
He joined the editorial ~ in 1999.
▪ leave
STAFF + VERB
▪ work
▪
The ~ are working under pressure. ( BrE )
▪
The ~ is working under pressure. ( AmE )
▪ deal with sb/sth , serve sb/sth , treat sb/sth
▪
You want your best ~ dealing with the best customers.
▪
The bar ~ can serve around a hundred drinks an hour.
▪
the medical ~ who treated him during his confinement
▪ carry sth out
▪
Specialist training is necessary for ~ carrying out this work.
STAFF + NOUN
▪ member ( esp. AmE ), person ( AmE )
▪
There are four full-time ~ members.
▪
a ~ person for a government agency
▪ position ( esp. AmE )
▪
a ~ position at ‘Life’ magazine
▪ levels , numbers ( esp. BrE ), resources
▪ shortage
▪ retention , turnover
▪ cuts
▪ appointment
▪
The hospital is freezing ~ appointments as part of its cutbacks.
▪ development , training
▪ wages ( BrE )
▪ accommodation ( BrE )
▪
There is separate ~ accommodation for the housekeeper.
▪ morale ( esp. BrE )
▪ meeting
▪ association
▪ canteen ( esp. BrE ), restaurant ( esp. BrE ), room (usually staffroom )
▪ attorney , physician , scientist , etc. (all AmE )
▪
She's a ~ scientist at the Research Institute.
▪ photographer , reporter , writer , etc. (all esp. AmE )
▪
He's a ~ writer for The New Yorker.
▪ report ( AmE )
▪
a ~ report by the House Foreign Affairs Committee
PREPOSITION
▪ on the ~ (of) ( esp. BrE )
▪
She has been on the ~ of the hospital for most of her working life.
PHRASES
▪ chief of ~ (= in the army, navy, etc.)
▪ member of ~ ( esp. BrE )
▪
There are four full-time members of ~.
II.
verb be staffed
ADVERB
▪ well
▪ fully , properly
▪
The ward is now fully ~ed.
▪ adequately , inadequately
PHRASES
▪ be ~ed by sb , be ~ed with sb
▪
The office will be ~ed mainly with volunteers.
▪
The reception desk is ~ed entirely by experienced employees.
Staff is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ volunteer , ↑ worker
Staff is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ clinic