News of 160 redundancies had sent tremors through the community.
将会裁员160人的消息在该团体中掀起了一阵骚动。
The company has had to make redundancy payments of £472 million.
该公司不得不为裁员支付4.72亿英镑的补偿款。
The term "early retirement" is nearly always a euphemism for redundancy nowadays.
现在“提前退休”几乎就是裁员的委婉说法。
Workers will go on a "last in, first out" basis.
对工人的裁员原则是“后进先出”。
As rural factories shed labour, people drift towards the cities.
由于农村的工厂纷纷裁员，人们逐渐流向城市。
There were no signs of any let-up in job-shedding.
无迹象显示裁员势头会减缓。
Many firms have had little choice but to slim down.
许多公司几乎别无选择，只能裁员。
The really heavy redundancy costs have been accounted for.
非常庞大的裁员开支已被列入预算。
Unions pledged to fight any compulsory redundancies "tooth and nail".
工会许诺会“竭尽所能地”阻止任何强制裁员。
Redundancy is the spur for many to embark on new careers.
裁员促使很多人开始从事新事业。
I stuck out for a handsome redundancy package.
我坚持要求得到一大笔裁员补偿。
There was yet another round of firings.
还会有新一轮的裁员。
Managers said the job losses were unavoidable.
经理们说裁员是不可避免的。
Redundancy can be a demoralising prospect.
面临裁员可能会令士气低落。
Rumours of job losses were later confirmed.
裁员的传言后来得到了证实。