| 单词 | sinking lid |
| 释义 | > as lemmassinking lid sinking lid n. New Zealand a policy of lowering staff numbers by not replacing workers who resign or retire, typically in public services. Recorded earliest in attributive use. ΚΠ 1979 Rep. Year ended March 1979 (N.Z. Dept. Justice) 3 Staff..take up..heavier work loads resulting from..the effect of the ‘sinking lid’ formula on staff ceilings. 1985 Jrnl. Public Policy 5 39 In New Zealand, departments have been directed to shed 1.5 per cent of their staff annually by attrition or transfer... This mechanism is known as the ‘sinking lid’. 2007 N.Z. Business May 14/1 Put a sinking lid on staff numbers. < as lemmas |
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