overstaffing
/ˌoʊvərˈstæfɪŋ/
noun
- The situation of having more employees than are needed to do the work.
- Overstaffing can hurt a business by increasing payroll costs unnecessarily.
- The company's overstaffing led to many employees having little to do.
- The manager decided to reduce overstaffing by not replacing workers who quit.
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