希望退職(きぼうたいしょく)

きぼうたいしょく
noun
voluntary retirement (company-solicited)
formalbusinesswork
1. voluntary retirement program
An employee's resignation under a company program that solicits volunteers to leave, usually with a severance bonus, as a way to reduce staff without formal layoffs.
希望退職(きぼうたいしょく)を募集(ぼしゅう)する。
The company is soliciting voluntary retirements.
父(ちち)は希望退職(きぼうたいしょく)に応募(おうぼ)した。
My father applied for the voluntary retirement program.
会社(かいしゃ)は業績悪化(ぎょうせきあっか)を受(う)けて、希望退職者(きぼうたいしょくしゃ)を募(つの)ることにした。
Facing worsening earnings, the company decided to solicit voluntary retirements.

希望(きぼう)(wishing) + 退職(たいしょく)(retiring from a job): the company invites employees to leave voluntarily, distinct from being laid off outright.

Common collocations

  • 希望退職(きぼうたいしょく)を募集(ぼしゅう)する: to solicit voluntary retirements
  • 希望退職(きぼうたいしょく)に応募(おうぼ)する: to apply for voluntary retirement
  • 希望退職者(きぼうたいしょくしゃ): a person who takes voluntary retirement

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Related Words

Related: 早期退職(そうきたいしょく) (early retirement)
Compare: 定年退職(ていねんたいしょく) (mandatory retirement at the set age)
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Added 2026.9.22 1:18 · Revised 2026.9.22 1:25
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