full-time, part-time | permanent, temporary | skeleton
We''ll be down to a skeleton staff over Christmas.

experienced, professional, qualified, skilled, trained | unskilled | junior, senior | ancillary, support | general
(= officers assisting a military leader in administration and planning)

academic, administrative, editorial, etc. | nursing, teaching, etc. | hospital, hotel, etc. | bar, kitchen, etc.

member
There are only four full-time members of staff in the company.

employ, have
The company has a staff of fifty.

appoint, engage, hire, recruit, take on
staff appointed to the project I''ve heard they''re recruiting staff at the moment.

dismiss, fire, lay off, make redundant, sack
A spokesperson said that the bank expects to make 15,000 staff redundant over the next three years.

train | pay
They pay their staff by cheque.

join
He joined the editorial staff in 1999.

leave

member | levels, numbers, resources | shortage | turnover | cut | appointment
The hospital is freezing staff appointments as part of its cutbacks.

development, training | morale | meeting | canteen, dining room, restaurant, room

on the ~ (of)
She has been on the staff of the hospital for most of her working life.

chief of staff
(= the most senior officer serving under and advising the person who commands each of the armed forces)

well | fully, properly
The ward is now fully staffed.

adequately | inadequately, short
I''m afraid we''re desperately short staffed at the moment.

be staffed (entirely/largely/mainly) by/with sb
The office will bestaffed entirely with volunteers.