Joint liability

Any liability for the discharge of which all in a group have equal responsibility.

Joint demand

When demand for two separate articles is complementary such a demand is known as joint demand. Examples are cars and fuel, socks and shoes, machines and spare parts etc.

Joint cost

The common cost of equipments or services used in the output of two or more products produced at a time or two closely related operations.

Joint consultation

A word in industrial negotiations on issues where management and employees consult for solution.

Joint and several liability

Any liability for the discharge of which one or all of a group of persons can be held responsible.

Joint account

A bank account or credit card etc. held and operated by more than one person jointly or severally.

Jobless

Having no job. Unemployed albeit willingless to work.

Job tension

The intensity of stress suffered by an individual in the course of execution of his job.

Job standardization

Setting up of a prescribed method of carrying out an operation.

Job simplification

A written statement, prepared on the basis of job analysis, about the content of a fob in order to weed out unnecessary or wasteful operations.

Job shop

A manufacturing procedure where similar machines and equipments are clustered in departments and each job operated takes it own course.

Job sheet

A sheet for recording details of job done or scheduled to be done.

Job sharing

Sharing of a full time job by two workers, both of whom work part time on the job and are responsible for proper execution of the job.

Job security

Safeguarding the job of an employee usually done by means of an agreement between the management and the employees.

Job satisfaction

The pleasure that one gets from one’s job.

Job rotation

Intra and inter departmental movement of employees to different jobs of an organization in order to stimulate their interest.

Job requirement

A distinguishing trait required of a workman to execute a specific job successfully.

Job plan

A method comprising seven phases to carry out a value engineering project.

Job lot

A miscellaneous group of articles especially when purchased or sold together in auction or sundry bulk market.

Job involvement

The dedication of an individual to the job assigned to him.

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