personnel reduction; workforce downsizing
Refers to reducing the number of employees, often through layoffs or attrition. 淘汰 carries a nuance of weeding out or selection.
Due to the recession, the company carried out personnel reductions.
リストラ is a broader term for corporate restructuring, often implying job cuts, while 人員淘汰 specifically means reducing the number of personnel.
人員削減 is a more direct and common term for personnel cuts, whereas 人員淘汰 emphasizes the selective aspect of weeding out less capable employees.
Compound of 人員 (personnel) and 淘汰 (weeding out, selection). 淘汰 originally refers to the process of natural selection or sifting out the inferior.