He was responsible for hiring and firing staff.

他负责招聘和解雇职员。

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But as soon as the scores are tied to firing staff, giving bonuses, and closing schools, the measures become the goal of education, rather than an indicator.

但是一旦将分数与教员解雇、奖金分发、学校关闭相联系起来，似乎这些措施变成教育的目标，而指标不仅仅只是指标。

youdao

The difficult, earnest approach (which the Treasury is keen to encourage) is to look for savings: cutting bloated programmes, firing staff, putting off big spending projects and the like.

最困难，也是最认真的方法(这也是财政部积极鼓励的方法)是想办法节省：删除雄心勃勃的项目，解聘员工，推迟特大支出计划的实施，等等。

youdao

Restructuring is business: getting rid of marginal units, firing unproductive staff and reducing debt.

ECONOMIST: Letters

Schools that fall below the mark face sanctions, such as firing the entire staff or closing.

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Already, Robin Cook, the foreign secretary, has been firing off memos to his staff, telling them not to let the new department call the shots.

ECONOMIST: Overseas aid