entire workforce

collocation in English

meaningsofentireandworkforce

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entire
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ɪnˈtaɪər/us
/ɪnˈtaɪr/
whole or complete, with ...
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workforce
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/ˈwɜːk.fɔːs/us
/ˈwɝːk.fɔːrs/
the group of people who work in a company, industry, ...
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(Definition ofentireandworkforcefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It included theentireworkforceand was the most modern of its kind.
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A major motive for this was to cover theentireworkforce, whether employed in large or small companies.
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The simplest case to study is an extreme one in which theentireworkforceis rehired every period.
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Under the majority's ruling, however, corporations now have the potential of soliciting almost theentireworkforceof the nation.
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It is telling that the travel logged by hisentireworkforceonly added another 245 nights in hotels: architectural practices are less globalized than their principals.
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That might include reclassifying theirentireworkforceor revising all their working arrangements.
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It should be extended to include theentireworkforceand there should be increased funding.
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We consider that it is no longer necessary to provide some employers with a permanent exemption from call-out for theirentireworkforce.
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If the solution is not to be to reduce our income expectations, then it must be to raise the skill levels and thus enhance the competitiveness of ourentireworkforce.
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It is a fundamental part of improving productivity across the firm as a whole and in getting theentireworkforcecommitted to improved performance.
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Communicating necessary information to theentireworkforcebecomes necessary.
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The single largest occupation is retail salespersons, which account for 3.7% of theentireworkforce.
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Employers may not respond favorably when a proposed solution will force them to alter work rules and personnel policies across theentireworkforce.
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Others employ it as a synonym for theentireworkforce, a definition so broad as to be meaningless.
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Further, theentireworkforceof the factory was not seized during the sweeps, though agents were placed by the doors.
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A company wide codetermination referendum should be held in firms with over 2000 employees, with theentireworkforcevoting.
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Benefis, the researchers found, not only employed 10 percent of the county'sentireworkforce, but also accounted for 10 percent of its earnings.
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This may be acceptable when the financial reports are restricted to senior managers, but a lean company will seek to empower theentireworkforce.
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