overstaffing

/ˌoʊvərˈstæfɪŋ/
noun
  1. 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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