Einstellungsstopp
German
Etymology
Einstellung (“hiring/employment”) + -s- + Stopp (“stop/freeze”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈaɪ̯nʃtɛlʊŋsˌʃtɔp]
- Hyphenation: Ein‧stel‧lungs‧stopp
Noun
Einstellungsstopp m (strong, genitive Einstellungsstopps, plural Einstellungsstoppe)
- (business, economics) hiring freeze (a policy by which a company or organization stops hiring new employees for a certain period of time to reduce costs)
- Aufgrund des sinkenden Jahresüberschusses verhängte die Geschäftsführung einen sofortigen Einstellungsstopp.
- Due to the declining annual net profit, the management imposed an immediate hiring freeze.
Declension
Declension of Einstellungsstopp [masculine, strong]
Synonyms
- Einstellungsverbot (hiring ban)
Antonyms
- Einstellungswelle (hiring wave)
- Personalaufbau (staff expansion)
Coordinate terms
- Personalabbau (reduction of staff)
- Nominallohnstopp (wage freeze)
- Fluktuation (employee turnover; often used during a freeze to reduce staff naturally)
- Kosteneinsparung (cost saving)
- Vakanz (vacancy)
Related terms
- anstellen (to employ)
- Baustopp (construction freeze)
References
- “Einstellungsstopp” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Einstellungsstopp” in Duden online