Features of the concepts «headcount reduction» and «reduction of staff»

This article discusses the conceptual framework of one of the gro unds for termination of employment with an employee on the initiative of the employer dismissal due to a headcount reduction or staff of employees. The content and signs of the concepts of « headcount reduction » and « staff reduction » are revealed. Attenti on is drawn to the fact that in the labor legislation there are no legal definitions of the concepts of « headcount reduction » and « staff reduction » . It is emphasized that the absence of legal definitions of the concepts of « headcount reduction » and « staff reduction » in practice leads to a misunderstanding of the meaning of these concepts and, as a result, generates errors in dismissal of an employee and can serve as a basis for declaring such actions illegal. An author's interpretation of the concepts of « h eadcount reduction » and « staff reduction » is proposed.