1.   Instead, diplomats hope the prospect of food and safety in Rwanda will encourage some voluntary separation.

2.   The company said those job cuts were achieved through a combination of early retirements, voluntary separations and layoffs.

3.   Emperor would be offering a voluntary separation package for all local employees.

4.   Lim also said employers should offer workers voluntary separation schemes instead of simply retrenching them.

5.   The company said half of the job cuts are from divestitures and discontinued business and half are from voluntary separations and layoffs.

6.   The company said half of the job cuts are from divestitures and discontinued business and half through voluntary separations in its work force.

7.   The work force reduction would be met by attrition, voluntary separation incentives and layoffs, she added.

8.   This is known as the voluntary separation scheme.

9.   To minimize the number of people who must be laid off, the company is first offering a voluntary separation package to salaried and hourly workers.

10.   Fourth-quarter earnings included a one-time charge for voluntary separation programs and partial reversal of a provision for losses on loans to Budget Rent a Car.