Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

janitor 146 jobclub
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janitor /dʒnItə/ noun US a person
who looks after a building, making sure
it is clean and that the rubbish is cleared
away (NOTE: British English is
caretaker)
Japanese management
/dʒpəniz mnIdʒmənt/ noun a
combination of management styles that
emphasises human relations and
teamworking and advanced manufacturing
techniques such as just-in-time production
and total quality management
which is credited with bringing about
the Japanese economic miracle that began
in the 1960s (NOTE: Japanese management
practices were studied in the
rest of the world in the hope that other
countries could imitate Japan’s economic
success, but the downturn in the
Japanese economy that began in the
1990s has forced the Japanese themselves
to reassess them.)
JIT production abbr just-in-time
production
job /dʒɒb/ noun 1. a piece of work to
do a job of work to be given a job of
work to do to do odd jobs to do various
pieces of work He does odd jobs
for us around the house. to be paid by
the job to be paid for each piece of
work done 2. an order being worked on
We are working on six jobs at the moment.
The shipyard has a big job
starting in August. 3. regular paid work
He is looking for a job in the computer
industry. He lost his job when
the factory closed. She got a job in a
factory. He is going to apply for a job
in an office. Thousands of jobs will be
lost if the factories close down. to
look for a job to try to find work to
be out of a job to have no work to
change jobs to resign from one job and
take another to apply for a job to ask
to be considered for a job, usually in
writing to give up your job to resign
from your work to lose your job to be
sacked or made redundant to retire
from your job to leave work and take a
pension to have a steady job to be in
a good job, with no chance of being
made redundant
‘…he insisted that the tax advantages he
directed toward small businesses will help
create jobs’ [Toronto Star]
job application /dʒɒb plI-
keIʃ(ə)n/ noun asking for a job in
writing
job application form /dʒɒb plI-
keIʃ(ə)n fɔm/ noun a form to be filled
in when applying for a job You have
to fill in a job application form.
jobbing /dʒɒbIŋ/ noun the practice of
doing small pieces of work
jobbing printer /dʒɒbIŋ prIntə/
noun a person who does small printing
jobs
job ceiling /dʒɒb silIŋ/ noun the
maximum number of employees employed
at a given time The recession
has lowered the job ceilings in many
companies in this area. Raising the
job ceiling will enable many less qualified
workers to find jobs.
job centre /dʒɒb sentə/ noun a
government office which lists jobs
which are vacant There was a long
queue of unemployed people waiting at
the job centre.
job classification /dʒɒb klsIfI-
keIʃ(ə)n/ noun the process of describing
jobs listed in various groups
jobclub /dʒɒbklb/ noun an organisation
which helps its members to find
jobs Since joining the jobclub she has
improved her interview techniques and
gained self-confidence.