1.   Hospitals in financial difficulty are shedding staff and some districts are opting for staff redundancy.

2.   They were only too pleased to grant him early retirement back in September when they needed to shed staff.

3.   With companies in Hereford shedding staff in the recession, the outlook for those who lose their jobs at the RAF base is bleak.

4.   Neither promise has been met, forcing the university to shed staff.

5.   Analysts said the new company is expected to shed staff as Adia will likely expand its cost-saving computerized branch automation system to Ecco.

6.   IBM, the mainframe factory, shed staff by the tens of thousands.

7.   In the meantime, companies dependent on domestic demand, like construction, will continue to shed staff.

8.   In the reorganization it would streamline its sales and marketing team and shed staff.

9.   It is carrying out a wide-ranging program to shed staff and slash expenses, especially in the Bay Area.