Difference between revisions of "Cut"

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''Cut '' - (verb)
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''Cut '' - (noun)
 
== Definition ==
 
== Definition ==
This means 'to reduce’ or ‘decrease’ something. For example, employers can cut pay and jobs. They can also cut the number of hours available to workers.
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This refers to a reduction of something. It could refer to a decrease in pay (pay cut), or a decrease in jobs due to redundancies (job cut).
 
== Extra ==
 
== Extra ==
'''Source:''' Own Definition <br />
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'''Source:''' Own defintiion <br />
'''Example of Use:''' The employer decided to cut workers’ pay by 5%.[[Category: Labour Relations/Pay/Hiring and Firing]][[Category: Glossary]]
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'''Example of Use:''' There was a dramatic cut in public sector pay after the financial crisis. Many companies in the public sector carried out widespread job cuts due to a fall in demand for their goods and services.[[Category: Labour Relations/Pay/Hiring and Firing]][[Category: Glossary]]

Latest revision as of 19:16, 11 March 2020

Cut - (noun)

Definition

This refers to a reduction of something. It could refer to a decrease in pay (pay cut), or a decrease in jobs due to redundancies (job cut).

Extra

Source: Own defintiion
Example of Use: There was a dramatic cut in public sector pay after the financial crisis. Many companies in the public sector carried out widespread job cuts due to a fall in demand for their goods and services.