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redundancy

[ri-duhn-duhn-see] / rɪˈdʌn dən si /




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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

"Today, we informed our colleagues, and trade union partners that JLR is opening a voluntary redundancy programme offering salaried and management team members the opportunity to leave the business," a spokesperson said.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

The pledge came after Matt McLaughlin, head of health at the union Unison Scotland, said officials would be pressing ministers to ensure the NHS redundancy commitment was honoured.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

Which—to mention it—is redundancy too, like the breathing or the need of ammunition.

From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner

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

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

Plant officials maintain that Diablo is safe and subject to constant seismic studies and layers of redundancies to prevent a nuclear meltdown.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

Attributing redundancies to AI, he adds, can make restructuring appear like technological progress rather than a response to market conditions.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

In a sign of the union’s power, the deal ruled out compulsory redundancies and site closures in Germany at least until the end of 2030.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 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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