Companies and careers

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Across
  1. 2. to hire external companies to do work previously done in-house
  2. 5. insecurity the risk or fear of losing your job
  3. 7. contracts short-term work agreements with a fixed end date
  4. 10. formally ended employment, either voluntary or involuntary
  5. 16. removed layers of management from a company structure
  6. 17. the time when someone stops working permanently, usually due to age
  7. 18. having fewer levels of management in a company
  8. 19. the sack another informal phrase for being dismissed
  9. 20. having fewer staff or less waste; more efficient
  10. 22. in your notice officially inform your employer that you are leaving
  11. 23. moving to a higher or more important position at work
  12. 25. informally removed from a job for doing something wrong
  13. 26. officially removed from your job for a reason
  14. 29. the process of making a company smaller or more efficient
  15. 31. done within the company rather than outsourced
  16. 33. off removed from a job due to company cutbacks, not personal fault
  17. 34. the ability to adapt working hours or methods to suit needs
  18. 35. self-employed people who work for different companies
Down
  1. 1. independent workers hired for a specific task or period
  2. 3. hierarchy the levels of authority in an organization
  3. 4. changed the organization of a company to improve it
  4. 6. support given to employees who are leaving, especially after redundancy
  5. 8. to stop working permanently, often after a long career
  6. 9. early retirement an option to retire before the usual age, often with benefits
  7. 11. major changes in the way a company is organized
  8. 12. your way up the career ladder move gradually to higher positions in a company
  9. 13. having a higher rank or more experience than others
  10. 14. reviews regular meetings to evaluate employee work and progress
  11. 15. paths the direction or progression of someone's working life
  12. 21. the money a company earns after expenses
  13. 24. moved to a lower position or rank
  14. 26. reduced the number of employees to cut costs
  15. 27. to voluntarily leave a job
  16. 28. doing tasks with minimum waste of time and resources
  17. 30. redundant British term for being laid off due to lack of work
  18. 32. British informal word for being fired