Translation guide
The act of reducing the number of employees in a company or organization, often through layoffs, attrition, or restructuring.
To express the concept of reducing staff numbers in a business context.
The most direct and common term for personnel reduction, used in business and news contexts.
The company announced personnel reductions.
From 'restructuring', commonly used in Japanese to refer to layoffs or downsizing. Slightly more casual than 人員削減.
Layoffs are increasing due to the recession.
Literally 'personnel adjustment', a euphemism for layoffs or workforce reduction.
We are in a situation where personnel reduction is unavoidable.
Reduction in the number of personnel, often used in official or military contexts.
A reduction in troop strength is planned.
To describe the process of making a company smaller by cutting jobs.
To refer specifically to the act of dismissing employees.
To describe reducing staff by not replacing those who leave.
人員削減 is a formal, neutral term for personnel reduction. リストラ is a loanword from 'restructuring' but in Japanese it often specifically means layoffs or downsizing, and can carry a negative nuance of job loss.
Personnel reduction is one of the management decisions.
Many employees lost their jobs due to restructuring/layoffs.
We need to reduce personnel to cut costs.
レイオフを実施する企業が増えている。
More companies are implementing layoffs.
Control labor costs by not replacing departing employees.