Job-share
[job-shair] /ˈdʒɒbˌʃɛər/
verb (used without object), job-shared, job-sharing.
1.
to share the responsibility and duties of a single full-time job with one or more other employees.
noun, Also, job share
2.
an arrangement in which two or more employees share one full-time job.
intransitive verb
to share a full-time employment position with another person or persons; to share a job with other part-time workers
Word Origin
1981-86
Usage Note
job-sharing, n; job-share, n; job-sharer, n
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