Do+job-work
81job cycle — ➔ cycle * * * job cycle UK US noun [C] PRODUCTION ► completion of all the tasks from the beginning to the end of a process: »You save precious time by eliminating repetitive work throughout the job cycle …
82work-to-rule — ˌwork to ˈrule , ˌwork to ˈcontract noun [singular] HUMAN RESOURCES an occasion when people protest about a situation at work by doing their job less quickly or effectively, but without breaking their employer s rules or the terms of their… …
83job retention — UK US noun [U] HR ► the fact of keeping the same number of jobs in a place: »Following the closure of two local factories, the priority for the region must be job retention. ► the fact of keeping your job: »In work training increases the chances… …
84job satisfaction — UK US noun [U] ► HR, WORKPLACE the feeling of pleasure and achievement which you experience in your job when you know that your work is worth doing: »Companies with high levels of job satisfaction tend to have higher profitability and… …
85Work-to-rule — is an industrial action in which employees do no more than the minimum required by the rules of a workplace, and follow safety or other regulations to the letter in order to cause a slowdown rather than to serve their purpose. This is considered… …
86work-life balance — ˌwork ˈlife ˌbalance noun [uncountable] a situation in which you are able to give the right amount of time and effort to your work and to your personal life outside work, for example to your family or to other interests: • You can t have a proper …
87work your way — phrase if you work your way somewhere, you travel there slowly and with difficulty Mitch was working his way up the hill with a heavy pack on his back. Thesaurus: to move, or to move something towards a placesynonym to move, or to move something …
88Job creep — is when a persons job starts extending into that persons leisure time. An example of job creep is someone doing work at home after working hours are over, during weekends or when on vacation. This phenomenon is often aggravated by new… …
89work stoppage — n: a cessation of work by employees as a job action ◇ Work stoppage is often used to refer to a cessation of work that is less serious and more spontaneous than one referred to as a strike. As used in the Labor Management Relations Act strike… …
90job creation — UK US noun [U] ECONOMICS ► the process of creating new jobs, especially to provide work for people who are unemployed: »Small business still generates 90% of the new job creation in the country. »job creation schemes/strategies/targets …
