REDUNDANCY


Meaning of REDUNDANCY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ rɪdʌndənsi ]

( redundancies)

1.

When there are redundancies , an organization tells some of its employees to leave because their jobs are no longer necessary or because the organization can no longer afford to pay them. ( BRIT BUSINESS; in AM, use dismissals , layoffs )

The ministry has said it hopes to avoid compulsory redundancies.

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2.

Redundancy means being made redundant. ( BUSINESS )

Thousands of bank employees are facing redundancy as their employers cut costs...

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