The phrase "disproportionate workload" is correct and usable in written English.
It is used to describe a workload that is too much for a given situation, either because it is too large or is composed of tasks that are too difficult for the person assigned to it. For example: "The new employee was given a disproportionate workload and quickly became overwhelmed."
There have been steady rumblings in most orchestras about disproportionate workloads and the unusual demands of certain works.
Ironically, the focus of user-fee removal on rural districts, intended to target access improvements in rural areas, has had a disproportionate effect on workloads in rural areas, which were already significantly greater than in urban areas.
This means they are more vulnerable to early or forced marriage and early pregnancy, and are often left to shoulder a disproportionate share of the domestic workload.
The weaknesses most commonly identified by survey participants were reduced continuity of care (25.7% of respondents); increased handoff frequency (16.8%); reduced intern preparedness for more senior positions (9.4%); that the new DHR promoted the adoption of a "shift mentality" (8.9%); and that the new DHR brought with it a disproportionate increase in the senior resident workload (8.4%).
4 Consequently, these patients make a disproportionate impact on control and on the workload of TB services.
Social disruption often has disproportionate impacts on girls, including increased health impacts and workloads and decreased educational access (UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre 2008).
These include: poor workstation and workplace designs, unbalanced workload, complicated operational processes, unsafe conditions, faulty maintenance, disproportionate attention to production, ineffective training, non-responsive managerial systems, poor planning, lax oversight and inadequate enforcement of safety regulations, and an overall weak organizational safety culture.
A consequence of the small sample of facilities was the disproportionate effect of large changes in numbers of visits and workload in one Lusaka facility, which experienced a 50% fall in OPD visits and workload across the three years.
The recent government report, Eliminating Unnecessary Workload Around Marking, states, in a rather teacherly tone: "In conclusion, if your current approach is unmanageable or disproportionate, stop it and adopt an approach that considers exactly what the marking needs to achieve for pupils".
"It was completely disproportionate".
