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'We're letting you go' | Is it time HR changed its language around job losses and redundancy?

Is it time HR changed its language around job losses and redundancy?

In the current cost-of-living crisis, many businesses are making redundancies and job cuts.

Of course, these are the usual words we all use to refer to the process, and it's been seen everywhere from the huge losses at Wilko, through to more behind-the-scenes issues such as the reported 'kill list' at LinkedIn where employees saw a list of names believed to be those in line for redundancy.

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