- natural wastage
- noun (U) a reduction in the number of people employed by an organization, which happens when people leave their jobs and the jobs are not given to anyone else
Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.
natural wastage
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natural wastage — ➔ wastage * * * natural wastage UK US noun [U] UK (US attrition) HR ► a reduction in the number of people who work for an organization, which is achieved by not replacing those who leave: »The company said all the jobs would be cut through… … Financial and business terms
natural wastage — noun (reduction of staff by) non replacement of those who leave, eg through retirement • • • Main Entry: ↑natural … Useful english dictionary
natural wastage — n [U] a reduction in the number of people employed by an organization, which happens when people leave their jobs and the jobs are not given to anyone else … Dictionary of contemporary English
natural wastage — noun uncount BRITISH BUSINESS ATTRITION of workers … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
natural wastage — N UNCOUNT Natural wastage is the process of employees leaving their jobs because they want to retire or move to other jobs, rather than because their employer makes them leave. [mainly BRIT] The company hopes the job cuts will be made through… … English dictionary
natural wastage — The method by which an organization can contract without making people redundant, relying on resignations, retirements, or deaths. If the time is available, this method of reducing a workforce causes the least tension. See also redundancy … Big dictionary of business and management
natural wastage — UK / US noun [uncountable] business British the process of reducing the number of workers in a company by not replacing people who leave … English dictionary
wastage — wast‧age [ˈweɪstɪdʒ] noun [uncountable] 1. an amount of something that is lost or destroyed: • Penalties should be introduced for excessive wastage of materials. • Our courses are designed to maximise the learning process and minimise time and… … Financial and business terms
wastage — should not be used as a synonym of the noun waste, but has special (often technical and always non judgemental) meanings: (1) loss by natural means, e.g. wear or erosion, (2) an amount wasted, (3) in the phrase natural wastage, reduction in… … Modern English usage
wastage — ► NOUN 1) the action or process of wasting. 2) an amount wasted. 3) (also natural wastage) the reduction in the size of a workforce as a result of voluntary resignation or retirement rather than enforced redundancy … English terms dictionary
