natural wastage
1natural wastage — ➔ wastage * * * natural wastage UK US noun [U] UK (US attrition) HR ► a reduction in the number of people who work for an organization, which is achieved by not replacing those who leave: »The company said all the jobs would be cut through… …
2natural wastage — noun (reduction of staff by) non replacement of those who leave, eg through retirement • • • Main Entry: ↑natural …
3natural wastage — n [U] a reduction in the number of people employed by an organization, which happens when people leave their jobs and the jobs are not given to anyone else …
4natural wastage — noun uncount BRITISH BUSINESS ATTRITION of workers …
5natural wastage — N UNCOUNT Natural wastage is the process of employees leaving their jobs because they want to retire or move to other jobs, rather than because their employer makes them leave. [mainly BRIT] The company hopes the job cuts will be made through… …
6natural wastage — noun (U) a reduction in the number of people employed by an organization, which happens when people leave their jobs and the jobs are not given to anyone else …
7natural wastage — The method by which an organization can contract without making people redundant, relying on resignations, retirements, or deaths. If the time is available, this method of reducing a workforce causes the least tension. See also redundancy …
8natural wastage — UK / US noun [uncountable] business British the process of reducing the number of workers in a company by not replacing people who leave …
9wastage — wast‧age [ˈweɪstɪdʒ] noun [uncountable] 1. an amount of something that is lost or destroyed: • Penalties should be introduced for excessive wastage of materials. • Our courses are designed to maximise the learning process and minimise time and… …
10wastage — should not be used as a synonym of the noun waste, but has special (often technical and always non judgemental) meanings: (1) loss by natural means, e.g. wear or erosion, (2) an amount wasted, (3) in the phrase natural wastage, reduction in… …
