redundancies
Redundancy means being made redundant.
Thousands of bank employees are facing redundancy as their employers cut costs.
数千名银行职员面临裁员,因为他们的雇主要削减成本。
The company has had to make redundancy payments of £472 million.
该公司已经支付了4.72亿英镑的遣散费。
When there are redundancies, an organization tells some of its employees to leave because their jobs are no longer necessary or because the organization can no longer afford to pay them.
The ministry has said it hopes to avoid compulsory redundancies.
该部门已经表示希望避免强制性裁员。