0 a reduction in the number of people who work for an organization that is achieved by not replacing those people who leave --
1 a reduction in the number of people who work for an organization, which is achieved by not replacing those who leave: --
It used to be said that natural wastage would bring the fishery to an end in 30 years.
As the closure draws nearer, we shall reduce staff numbers through natural wastage.
A substantial number of those reductions has been achieved through the processes of natural wastage and without enforced redundancies.
Manpower reductions have been achieved by natural wastage.
It is because for years we have faced every crisis in every firm with a policy of no redundancies but of natural wastage.
There has been natural wastage, but that it true everywhere.
Redundancies will be spread over several years if the closure is confirmed and their number will be considerably reduced by redeployment, retirement and natural wastage.
One would have thought that it was possible to utilise methods of natural wastage.
