redundancy
noun/rɪˈdʌndənsi/
/rɪˈdʌndənsi/
(plural redundancies)
- [uncountable, countable, usually plural] (British English) the situation when somebody has to leave their job because there is no more work available for them
- Thousands of factory workers are facing redundancy.
- to accept/take voluntary redundancy (= to offer to leave your job)
- the threat of compulsory redundancies
- All members of staff are entitled to redundancy payments.
- 200 workers have been issued with redundancy notices.
Collocations UnemploymentUnemploymentLosing your jobsee also lay-off- lose your job
- (British English) become/be made redundant
- be offered/take voluntary redundancy/early retirement
- face/be threatened with dismissal/(British English) the sack/(British English) compulsory redundancy
- dismiss/fire/ (especially British English) sack an employee/a worker/a manager
- lay off staff/workers/employees
- (Australian English, New Zealand English, South African English) retrench workers
- cut/reduce/downsize/slash the workforce
- (British English) make staff/workers/employees redundant
- be unemployed/out of work/out of a job
- seek/look for work/employment
- be on/collect/draw/get/receive (both British English) unemployment benefit/jobseeker’s allowance
- be/go/live/sign (British English, informal) on the dole
- claim/draw/get (British English, informal) the dole
- be on/qualify for (North American English) unemployment (compensation)
- be/go/live/depend (North American English) on welfare
- collect/receive (North American English) welfare
- combat/tackle/cut/reduce unemployment
Extra ExamplesTopics Social issuesc1, Working lifec1- Most of the companies' losses stemmed from redundancy costs.
- Redundancy notices have been sent to 200 workers.
- Sixty workers at a clothing factory face redundancy because the firm is relocating.
- The bank will be making 3 500 redundancies over the next five years.
- The closure of the mine led to large-scale redundancies.
- Those choosing to take redundancy will receive the company's standard redundancy terms.
- a fresh wave of redundancies
- She decided to take voluntary redundancy.
- The threat of compulsory redundancies still hangs over the firm.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- large-scale
- major
- mass
- …
- round
- wave
- make
- lead to
- result in
- …
- programme
- notice
- package
- …
- the threat of redundancy
- [uncountable] (formal or specialist) the state of not being necessary or useful
- Natural language is characterized by redundancy (= words are used that are not really necessary for somebody to understand the meaning).
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