And he says the economic downturn has benefited BTS as businesses focus on training their staff to be more efficient and more aware of profitability.
"This move is an important part of our strategy to be more focused and efficient in our operations, including how we staff and support our three business units going forward, " he said.
The fire service has previously said that it is aiming to use staff in a more "effective and efficient" way.
He said alongside training up more staff, London Midland had restructured its rotas to make them more efficient.
But it is often more efficient to rely on tipsters such as security guards, doormen, chauffeurs and restaurant staff.
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It has trimmed its retail-branch staff by one-fifth since 1992, and has replaced traditional branches with more efficient mini-branches in shopping malls.
Insiders say the promise of a hyper-efficient newsroom that would put out both a daily website and a weekly magazine with a shared staff was never really realized.
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So, in theory, we could in fact get WalMart to pay the same as Costco by making similarly efficient use of labor: that is, firing between two thirds and three quarters of their staff.
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Her staff comprises a collection of mostly young women, practical yet fashionable, like their leader, efficient but not effusive.
So, in theory, we could, in fact, get Wal-Mart to pay the same as Costco by making similarly efficient use of labor: that is, firing between two-thirds and three-quarters of their staff.
It seemed like it would be more efficient to hire workers when you needed them, rather than going to the trouble and expense of keeping them on staff.
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