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redundancy

[ri-duhn-duhn-see] / rɪˈdʌn dən si /




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Thousands of Virgin Media O2 staff face redundancy risk as the telecoms firm looks to save money in the face of billions of pounds of debt and tougher competition.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

It expects to book a 175 million-euro pretax redundancy provision in the fourth quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

In addition, each year between April and October crews are testing generators, redundancy systems and other equipment to prepare for the worst, Shelton said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

The Combined Authority had put together a £500,000 support package for JLR workers who take voluntary redundancy, he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

The first redundancy, the reason is because, is widely disliked, because the word reason already implies that we are dealing with an explanation, and we don’t need a because to remind us.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

While some of the savings from up to 2,500 redundancies will be used to increase investment, Wiles tells clients in a note that he expects fiscal 2027 guidance for costs growth of less than 3%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

"While voluntary measures remain our preferred approach, we cannot rule out compulsory redundancies if the required savings are not achieved," they said.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

They said the measures the unions had suggested as alternatives to compulsory redundancies had largely already been taken and that was why the number of job cuts had been reduced.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

UCU branch president Karen Lorimer said staff wanted to be welcoming new and returning students but the refusal to rule out using compulsory redundancies left them with no alternative but to strike.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Speaking of redundancies, think twice before using expressions like advance reservations, final conclusion, foreign import, free gift, prerecorded, refer back, or safe haven.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner


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