Qualified Opinion<\/b>\u00a0– A statement written by an independent auditor which accompanies a business’s financial statements, saying that the audit has been limited, e.g., because the auditor may not have been able to collect all the information required to carry out a full audit.<\/p>\n
Qualifying Period<\/b>\u00a0– The length of time an employee must serve in a job before being entitled to various benefits, or being able to make a claim against unfair dismissal.<\/p>\n
Quality<\/b>\u00a0– An attribute or level of excellence. The standard of a product, service, etc., as measured against similar products, services, etc. A distinctive characteristic or attribute possessed by someone or something.<\/p>\n
Quality Assurance<\/b>\u00a0– QA. A system in which the delivery of a service or the quality of a product is maintained to a high standard, especially by means of attention to every stage of the process.<\/p>\n
Qualitative<\/b>\u00a0– Associated with a thing’s quality which cannot be measured, such as feel, image, taste, etc. Describes peoples qualities which cannot be measured, such as knowledge, behaviour, attitude, etc.<\/p>\n
Quality Circle<\/b>\u00a0– Originating in Japan, a group of workers in a company who meet regularly to discuss ways in which to improve working conditions for employees and productivity for the company.<\/p>\n
Quantitive\/Quantitative<\/b>\u00a0– Related to or measured in numbers. Comparison based on quantity rather than quality.<\/p>\n
Quantity Surveyor<\/b>\u00a0– In the UK, a professional who works in the construction industry, whose job is to calculate the cost of materials, labour, etc., needed to complete a project.<\/p>\n
Quarter Day<\/b>\u00a0– In the UK, a fixed day of each quarter of the year on which certain payments, such as rents, are due.<\/p>\n
Questionnaire<\/b>\u00a0– A form containing a list of research or survey questions for people to answer, so that information can be gathered for analysis<\/p>\n
Quorum<\/b>\u00a0– The minimum number of people who must attend a meeting in order for valid business to be conducted. The term is from the 15th\/16th century and the earliest use of English, specifically from the Latin phrase used at the start of commissions for committee members, “quorum vos … unum esse volumus,” loosely meaning, “of whom we specify that … be one.”<\/p>\n
Quota<\/b>\u00a0– An official allocation of something, or a limited amount of people allowed. A fixed amount of something, e.g. sales, which must be reached.<\/p>\n
Quoted Company<\/b>\u00a0– A company whose shares are listed on the Stock Exchange.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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