सामान्य TOEIC शब्दावली - company workforce & layoff

Unemployed = jobless = without a paid job but available to work. (Adjective).

Definition: The number or proportion of unemployed people

Example sentences:

• Critics perceived it as a desperate government policy to hide the soaring unemployment figures of the day. It would lower unemployment figures because more people would be able to do it

The phrase "between jobs" is an informal way to say that someone is currently unemployed but is implying that they have left a previous job and are seeking a new one.

If you're jobless, you don't currently have a job.。​

• The store is overstaffed and will probably begin to lay off some workers.
• For the past few years, we were overstaffed in some departments and not as competitive as we should have been. We will probably begin to lay off some workers this year.

"Out of work" is a phrase used to describe someone who is currently unemployed or not engaged in a job. This condition can be due to various reasons, such as having been laid off, quitting, or other circumstances that lead to temporary or long-term unemployment.

If a shop, business, or organization is overstaffed, it has more employees than needed.

The store is overstaffed and will probably begin to lay off some workers.

For the past few years, we were overstaffed in some departments and not as competitive as we should have been.

If a shop, business, or organization is understaffed, it does not have enough employees.

If a shop, business, or organization is overstaffed, it has more employees than needed.

The cafeteria is a little understaffed.

The restaurant was terribly understaffed last night. We had to wait for a long time to get the menu, to get our starters, to get our mains and finally to get the bill. 

The National Park system is strapped for money, underfinanced, and understaffed.

Sue complained that her department is understaffed, overworked, and underpaid.

Sharon serves as a caretaker at understaffed adoption centers and has adopted four children into her own family.

Short-staffed = understaffed：

I have heard that the café is short-staffed, maybe you could apply there for a part-time job?

We were waiting for ages for our food to arrive in the restaurant. It seemed like they were short-staffed. I could see the irritation grew among guests at neighbouring tables during the night as well. 

Workforce = the group of people who work in a company, industry, country, etc.

• Japan's workforce will be 20% smaller by 2040. This prediction is based on Japan's many years of declining birth rates and subsequent aging population.
• The majority of factories in the region have a workforce of 50 to 100.
• The company operates over 200 restaurants in 18 countries, with a workforce of over 5000.
• The salon chain closed 120 stores and cut its workforce to 8,500.

To cut jobs = to ax jobs/to shed jobs/to slash jobs = to fire employees

• Sony Pictures Entertainment will cut about 1,700 jobs, according to a report published Wednesday.
• The company confirmed Monday it is to ax about 1,600 jobs across the country to slash costs. Salaries for all remaining staff will be frozen.
• Times are hard, even profitable companies are shedding jobs.
• The company's decision to slash 10 percent of its workforce comes as it struggles with weak TV sales and swelling losses.

Be made redundant = be let go = be sacked = get sacked = lose the job

To cut jobs = to ax jobs/to shed jobs/to slash jobs = to fire employees

• Sony Pictures Entertainment will cut about 1,700 jobs, according to a report published Wednesday.
• The company confirmed Monday it is to ax about 1,600 jobs across the country to slash costs. Salaries for all remaining staff will be frozen.
• Times are hard, even profitable companies are shedding jobs.
• The company's decision to slash 10 percent of its workforce comes as it struggles with weak TV sales and swelling losses.

Downsize= to reduce the number of employees usually for saving money

• The plight of the economy is forcing businesses to downsize.
• The company is planning to downsize next year.
• The company has downsized its staff.
• She was downsized after 15 years with the company.

To cut jobs = to ax jobs/to shed jobs/to slash jobs = to fire employees

• The company confirmed Monday it will slash about 1,600 jobs across the country to slash costs. Salaries for all remaining staff will be frozen.
• The company's decision to slash 10 percent of its workforce comes as it struggles with weak TV sales and swelling losses.

Workforce reduction = headcount reduction/job reduction/job cuts/layoffs/downsizing = the act of reducing the number of employees

• The latest workforce reductions spanned across all departments and all seniority levels.
• The latest workforce reductions at Tesco, which is Britain's biggest retailer, affect about 4,500 people across its city-center UK stores.
• The main reason behind the workforce reductions at OneTech is the declining market share of its phones. 

To cut jobs = to ax jobs/to shed jobs/to slash jobs = to fire employees

• Sony Pictures Entertainment will cut about 1,700 jobs, according to a report published Wednesday.
• The company confirmed Monday it is to ax about 1,600 jobs across the country to slash costs. Salaries for all remaining staff will be frozen.
• Times are hard, even profitable companies are shedding jobs.
• The company's decision to slash 10 percent of its workforce comes as it struggles with weak TV sales and swelling losses.