job quota
noun[C]
ukusHR,LAW
apercentageofjobsthat is thelowestorhighestthat must bylawbe given topeoplefrom aparticulargroup:
Thegovernmenthasrefusedtointroducejobquotasfor women.
Unions aredemandingjobquotasforforeignworkers, inordertoprotectthejobsofnationals.