From Longman Business DictionaryRelated topics: Conditions of employment, Factorieswork samplingˈwork ˌsampling1 (also activity sampling)MANUFACTURING the process of studying the activities of a group of workers or machines over a period of time, in order to find out how much time is spent on each activity that they doWork sampling was conducted at the factory over a period of a month.2HUMAN RESOURCES a method of finding out if someone is suitable for a job, by asking them to do an activity that is an important part of that jobWork sampling tests are sometimes used by employers when interviewing people for jobs. →sampling