| 单词 | redundancy |
| 释义 | redundancy (rɪdʌndənsi ) Word forms: redundancies 1. countable noun [usually plural] 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. [British, business] The ministry has said it hopes to avoid compulsory redundancies. 2. uncountable noun Redundancy means being made redundant. [business] Thousands of bank employees are facing redundancy as their employers cut costs. The company has had to make redundancy payments of £472 million. Synonyms: unemployment, the sack [informal], the axe [informal], joblessness Collocations: avoid redundancy This has resulted in 200,000 members and 160,000 one-off contributions, but not enough to avoid redundancy programmes. Times, Sunday Times An employer has to approach any consultation with an open mind and work with employees to explore ways to avoid redundancies. Times,Sunday Times The company avoided redundancies because it wanted to retain the skill base of the 200 or so workers in the factory. Times, Sunday Times First up we were all told that a buyer was being sought and every effort was being made to avoid redundancies. The Sun They avoided redundancy costs, retained capacity (and key staff) and were prepared for the current upturn. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 冗余 Japanese: 余剰人員の解雇 |
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