Redundancies (7)
I believe the answer is:
layoffs
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">redundancies</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for layoffs that I've seen before include "Temporary discharges of workers" , "Redundancies" , "Suspensions when work is not available" .)