redundancy
The state of no longer being employed because the job is no longer needed or the employer cannot afford to pay.
speakingWork and economy
IELTS-Verwendung
Important for discussing job loss, restructuring, and economic difficulties.
Beispiele
- The factory faced closure, leading to mass redundancies.
- She was made redundant after the company merged with another.
- Redundancy packages often include a severance payment.
- The fear of redundancy can affect employee mental health.
Kollokationen
- make someone redundant
- The company had to make 200 workers redundant.
- face redundancy
- Many employees face redundancy during a recession.
- redundancy package
- The redundancy package included counselling and a cash payment.
- voluntary redundancy
- Some companies offer voluntary redundancy to reduce staff numbers.
Wortfamilie
- Nomen
- redundancy, redundancies
- Verb
- made redundant
- Adjektiv
- redundant
Paraphrasen
- losing one's job: General, less formal.
- being laid off: Common in American English.
- dismissal for economic reasons: More formal, explanatory.
Häufige Fehler
- He was fired because the company restructured. to He was made redundant because the company restructured.. 'Fired' implies poor performance; 'made redundant' is for economic reasons.
- The redundancy affected many employees. to The redundancies affected many employees.. When referring to multiple people, use the plural 'redundancies'.
- She took voluntary redundancy. to She accepted voluntary redundancy.. 'Took' is informal; 'accepted' is more professional.