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Layoffs, as used in official corporate documents and press releases, often abbreviated as RIF.
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reduction in force — American the summary dismissal of an employee or employees Whence the acronym riff, used as noun and verb: Ask any Federal Government employee what it means when he receives his Reduction in Force letter, and he will say I ve been… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
reduction in force — (RIF) LAYOFFS … American business jargon
involuntary reduction in force — (IRIF) Corporate layoffs made after attempting to encourage workers to terminate voluntarily. Large U.S. companies will offer workers a PACKAGE of incentives to avoid involuntary reductions in force … American business jargon
voluntary reduction in force — (VRIF) Management’s first method of DOWNSIZING. As part of downsizing in the 1990s, U.S. companies offer their employees incentives in order to get voluntary reductions in force … American business jargon
réduction — [ redyksjɔ̃ ] n. f. • fin XIIIe « rapprochement »; lat. reductio, de reducere → réduire I ♦ (XIVe) Opération qui consiste à remettre en place (un os luxé, fracturé; un organe déplacé). Réduction d une articulation luxée. Par ext. Réduction d une… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Reduction potential — (also known as redox potential, oxidation / reduction potential, ORP or Eh) is a measure of the tendency of a chemical species to acquire electrons and thereby be reduced. Reduction potential is measured in volts (V), or millivolts (mV). Each… … Wikipedia
Reduction (philosophy) — Reduction is the process by which one object, property, concept, theory, etc., is shown to be explicable in terms of another, higher level, concept, object, property, etc. For example, we say that chemical properties such as the boiling point of… … Wikipedia
Force De Dissuasion Nucléaire Française — Pays France Date où le programme nucléaire a été lancé 1954 Premier test d arme nucléaire 13 février 1960 Premier test de bombe H 24 août 1968 Dernier test d arme nucléaire … Wikipédia en Français
Force Nucléaire Stratégique — Force de dissuasion nucléaire française Force de dissuasion nucléaire française Pays France Date où le programme nucléaire a été lancé 1954 Premier test d arme nucléaire 13 février 1960 Premier test de bombe H 24 août 1968… … Wikipédia en Français
Force de dissuasion — nucléaire française Force de dissuasion nucléaire française Pays France Date où le programme nucléaire a été lancé 1954 Premier test d arme nucléaire 13 février 1960 Premier test de bombe H 24 août 1968 Dernier test d arme… … Wikipédia en Français
