giãn thợ
Definition
- Noun:
- Layoff of workers / Workforce reduction: The act of an employer, typically a capitalist or company, dismissing or letting go of a portion of its workers, often to reduce costs or due to a lack of work.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Công ty đang có kế hoạch giãn thợ. (The company is planning a workforce reduction.)
- Tình hình khó khăn dẫn đến việc giãn thợ. (The difficult situation led to worker layoffs.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "giãn thợ" is often used in economic or business contexts discussing labor relations, recessions, or corporate downsizing. It implies a strategic, often temporary, reduction in the workforce.
Variants and Related Words
- Sa thải (v): to fire, to dismiss.
- Họ đã sa thải nhiều nhân viên. (They fired many employees.)
- Cắt giảm nhân sự (n): staff reduction, personnel cut.
- Đợt cắt giảm nhân sự đã ảnh hưởng đến mọi phòng ban. (The staff reduction affected all departments.)
Synonyms
- Layoff: the act of dismissing workers, usually temporarily, due to economic reasons.
- Workforce reduction: the process of decreasing the number of employees.
- Downsizing: reducing the number of people employed by a company.
Related Idioms
- While "giãn thợ" itself is not typically part of a longer idiom, it is conceptually related to phrases describing economic hardship for workers, such as "thất nghiệp" (unemployment) or "mất việc" (to lose one's job).