Definitions

1. verb

to remove skills from an employee’s job description, often due to restructuring or downsizing

“After the company restructuring, many employees were deskilled and had to retrain for new roles.”

2. verb

to make something less skilled or less competent

“The new policy was designed to deskill the process, making it more efficient but potentially less effective.”

3. verb

to remove the need for skill or expertise in a particular task

“The new machine was designed to deskill the manufacturing process, eliminating the need for manual labor.”