Meaning of redundancy In English

• 0 a situation in which someone loses their job because their employer does not need them:

  • The economic downturn has meant 10,000 redundancies in the Northeast.

  • She took voluntary redundancy.

• 1 a situation in which something is unnecessary because it is more than is needed:

  • The aircraft has seven computer systems running in parallel, so as to provide enough redundancy to cope with computer breakdowns.

  • Avoid redundancy or unnecessary words.

  • "The phrase 'humourless workplace' is a redundancy," he says.

• 2 a situation in which someone loses their job because their employer does not need them:

  • The takeover is expected to result in over 1,000 redundancies.

  • be threatened with/face redundancy 200 workers at the plant face redundancy.

  • volunteer for/take redundancy Employees feel their only options are to move or take redundancy.

  • compulsory/voluntary redundancy The bank has asked its 700 support staff to consider voluntary redundancy.

  • heavy/large-scale/widespread redundancies

  • a redundancy programme/scheme

  • redundancy costs

  • a redundancy notice