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Discover LudwigThe phrase "reduced headcount" is grammatically correct and commonly used in written English.
It describes a situation in which a company or organization has decreased the number of employees or staff members that they have. Example: Due to budget cuts, the company had to implement a reduced headcount, resulting in several employees being laid off.
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Sony has improved margins in its electronics business and reduced headcount by 10,000 ahead of schedule.
With running costs reduced to 2% of total spending by 2015, in other words falling to half the global donor average of 4%, DFID will be in the unusual position of having an increased budget managed with a reduced headcount.
The number who have left to date, including firm initiated reductions, is consistent with the reduced headcount contemplated by our plan, which contemplates limited further headcount reduction over the next several months," Dewey said.
Since then, Airtime has regrouped, moving its employee base to New York City — where Parker lives — with a reduced headcount.
In June StubHub reduced headcount in its field operations after failing to meet parent company eBay's expectations.
There was at least one round of layoffs at Cnet in March, 2008, which reduced headcount by 120.
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"As part of our effort to improve operational efficiency, we reduced headcounts in targeted areas of the business, most notably in areas tied to our Media business.
At first that meant reducing headcount.
Technology allows [us] to reduce headcount," said Jenkins.
The company is planning to cut costs by $150m this year, partly by reducing headcount in Kazakhstan.
Change, however, is not just about reducing headcount and shifting resources.
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