Downsizing for an employer refers to a lowering of the number of employees, typically because of a reduction in profits or a reorganisation.
Downsizing inevitably involves making redundancies, with occur when an employer is ceasing to carry on with work for which the employee was employed, or is ceasing to carry on with work in the place where the employee is employed.
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