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redundancy

[ri-duhn-duhn-see] / rɪˈdʌn dən si /




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The council said redundancy notices would be withdrawn if the three unions agreed to ballot their members on the pay offer.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

The luxury car maker is opening a voluntary redundancy program for salaried and management team members.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

The company revealed its voluntary redundancy scheme just days after the German car giant Volkswagen announced 50,000 new job cuts.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

With many young graduates unable to find stable careers, he said the government’s message was: “Do not create a large-scale redundancy like this because it creates further anxiety.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

For redundancy, the supply probes had enough food to last the whole crew fifty-six days.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

Meanwhile, the report estimated that redundancies from the merger could put 2,495 regional jobs at risk, mainly in corporate functions, technology and real estate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Lecturers at the University of Dundee are beginning an unprecedented five-week strike over the threat of compulsory redundancies.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

That is bad news for employees, with thousands of jobs to go and compulsory redundancies not being ruled out.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

It did not rule out the prospect of some compulsory redundancies as part of the plans.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 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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