manpower planning

British

noun

a procedure used in organizations to balance future requirements for all levels of employee with the availability of such employees

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Greg Lawton, who worked for Boots between 2008 and 2015 and in his final role was part of the manpower planning team that assessed staffing levels in the company's pharmacies, said the things he knew about staffing levels kept him awake at night.

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The manner in which the trial of the radical and powerful Minister of Manpower, Planning and Development is conducted, and its eventual outcome, will be widely regarded as a crucial test of Mugabe's control over his promising, but fractious, young country.

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From the Senate came another wrench in manpower planning.

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The case each referred to involved Zimbabwe's Minister of Manpower, Planning and Development Edgar Tekere, 43, and seven youthful bodyguards, charged with murdering a white farm manager four months ago.

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Thirdly, the 16 nations would cooperate more closely by reducing trade barriers, swapping manpower, planning for common sources of electric power, standardizing equipment, pooling freight cars.

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