Vocabulary
der
Personalabbau
/pɛʁzoˈnaːlʔapˌbaʊ̯/· noun· Pl. —
job cuts, staff reductions
Der Personalabbau — the neutral business word for cutting jobs, through retirement, voluntary severance or dismissals; the works council negotiates a Sozialplan.
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- der Personalabbau
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Personalabbau
job cuts
Der Konzern kündigte einen massiven Personalabbau an.
The group announced massive job cuts.
Word family
Personalabbaudas Personalthe staffder Abbauthe reductionder Stellenabbaujob cuts
Common combinations
- einen Personalabbau ankündigento announce job cuts
- ein sozialverträglicher Personalabbaujob cuts without compulsory redundancies
- der Personalabbau trifft …the job cuts affect …
Real examples
- Der Personalabbau soll sozialverträglich über Altersteilzeit erfolgen.The job cuts are to be made in a socially acceptable way through partial retirement schemes.
- Trotz Rekordgewinnen plant die Bank einen weiteren Personalabbau.Despite record profits, the bank is planning further staff reductions.
- Vom Personalabbau sind vor allem die Standorte in Ostdeutschland betroffen.The job cuts mainly affect the sites in eastern Germany.
