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workload

or work load

[ wurk-lohd ]

noun

  1. the amount of work that a machine, employee, or group of employees can be or is expected to perform.


workload

/ ˈɜːˌəʊ /

noun

  1. the amount of work to be done, esp in a specified period by a person, machine, etc
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of workload1

First recorded in 1940–45; work + load
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There was already talk of the infestation of rats, and a pest controller I met in Handsworth told me his workload had already doubled as result of the waste piling up in the streets.

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The Bohm Law Group said in its statement that the “mounting stress caused by the increased workload, lack of support, and mismanaged corpses began to trigger Ridge’s undiagnosed PTSD.”

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One GP told the BBC that the increased workload resulting from having to assess and then escalate unreliable results was leading to "increased burnout and people wanting to leave the profession".

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They said that the value of teacher pay had fallen since 2010, which, coupled with "excessive workload", had contributed to a "crisis" in recruitment and retention.

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She said "dream on" to suggestions that the King might take it easier with his workload.

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