cut jobs
61picket — US /ˈpɪkɪt/ noun [C] HR, WORKPLACE ► (also picket line) a group of people who stand outside an organization s building holding signs to protest against something. The people who protest are often employees who disagree with the management: »The… …
62sit-in — ˈsit in noun [countable] HUMAN RESOURCES a type of protest in which people refuse to leave the place where they work or study until their demands are agreed to: • Several hundred employees of a national bank staged a sit in to protest against… …
63in the long term — in the long/medium/short term ► for a long, medium or short period of time in the future: »In the long term, universities will cut jobs. »The business seeks to do very well in the short term and in the long term. Main Entry: ↑term …
64in the long/medium/short term — ► for a long, medium or short period of time in the future: »In the long term, universities will cut jobs. »The business seeks to do very well in the short term and in the long term. Main Entry: ↑term …
65in the medium term — in the long/medium/short term ► for a long, medium or short period of time in the future: »In the long term, universities will cut jobs. »The business seeks to do very well in the short term and in the long term. Main Entry: ↑term …
66in the medium/short term — in the long/medium/short term ► for a long, medium or short period of time in the future: »In the long term, universities will cut jobs. »The business seeks to do very well in the short term and in the long term. Main Entry: ↑term …
67in the short term — in the long/medium/short term ► for a long, medium or short period of time in the future: »In the long term, universities will cut jobs. »The business seeks to do very well in the short term and in the long term. Main Entry: ↑term …
68picketing — Ⅰ. picket UK US /ˈpɪkɪt/ noun [C] HR, WORKPLACE ► (also picket line) a group of people who stand outside an organization s building holding signs to protest against something. The people who protest are often employees who disagree with the… …
69(a) hidden agenda — a reason for doing something that you are hiding by pretending that you have a different reason. He stressed that the review was to identify staffing needs and there was no hidden agenda to cut jobs …
70take away from (something) — 1. to reduce something. You know the company will cut jobs because it will not allow anything to take away from profits. 2. to make something less important. I don t want to take away from his achievement, but I think he should have thanked his… …
