The phrase "a reduction of staff" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing workforce changes, downsizing, or organizational restructuring.
Example: "Due to budget constraints, the company announced a reduction of staff to streamline operations."
Alternatives: "staff cutback" or "workforce reduction".
Success has prompted a reduction of staff in primary processes such as customer care, billing and planning.
"In fact, in some areas we're probably going to have a reduction of staff, so much so that we will be finding it difficult to provide services".
Much of the savings in the coming year would come from a reduction of staff numbers through "natural turnover", he said.
Spanish telecommunications company Telefonica reported a 36% jump in first-quarter net profit Monday, driven by a reduction of staff costs and growth in high-speed Internet access in Spain.
He said: "The four strands of our savings approach - greater efficiency, fewer staff, more focused services and increased income - are delivering the savings we need to find over the next three years and beyond". Much of the savings in the coming year would come from a reduction of staff numbers through "natural turnover", he said.
The Justice Select Committee recently criticised the government for cutting the number of prison officers by almost 30%, a reduction of 12,530 staff, between 31 March 2010 and 30 June 2014.
In China, decentralization of HRM functions lead in some hospitals to an increase in hospital income and outpatient numbers, to a reduction of hospital staff in relation to workload and employment costs and to an increase in the number of in-service training days for doctors but not for nurses [ 33].
"An inevitable outcome of this will be an impact on headcount and we expect a reduction of around 600 staff and agency contractor roles by the end of 2017, with the majority of these taking place this year".
A union representing 13,500 British Airways cabin crew members voted Monday to hold an additional 20 days of strikes beginning later this month, part of a protest of cost-cutting plans that include a wage freeze and a reduction of in-flight staff.
Union members voted this month to stage 20 days of strikes in four waves to protest cost-cutting plans that included a wage freeze and a reduction of in-flight staff.
The coffers are further swollen by the reinstatement of lottery funding after the diversion to the Olympics and a significant saving on overheads achieved by the creation of the new agency and the abolishment of its antecedents, The Scottish Arts Council and Scottish Screen, achieving annual savings of £2.4m through streamlining systems and a reduction of 30% in staff.
