piecework
piece·work
P0293500 (pēs′wûrk′)piecework
(ˈpiːsˌwɜːk)piece•work
(ˈpisˌwɜrk)n.
| Noun | 1. | piecework - work paid for according to the quantity produced |
| 单词 | piecework | |||
| 释义 | pieceworkpiece·workP0293500 (pēs′wûrk′)piecework(ˈpiːsˌwɜːk)piece•work(ˈpisˌwɜrk)n.
pieceworkpiecework,work for which the laborer is paid on the basis of the amount of work done. The system is best adapted to standardized operations in which quantity is preferred to quality. Its advocates maintain that it pays the worker according to his ability. Its opponents argue that it tends to pay the best worker what he would receive on a time basis, while other workers receive less than they would by the hour and that it forces the pace of work. In the United States the 1949 amendment to the Fair Labor Standards ActFair Labor Standards Actor Wages and Hours Act, passed by the U.S. Congress in 1938 to establish minimum living standards for workers engaged directly or indirectly in interstate commerce, including those involved in production of goods bound for such commerce. ..... Click the link for more information. in effect required that pieceworkers be paid at least the minimum wage. piecework[′pēs‚wərk]pieceworkpieceworkpieceworka system of PAY in which an individual's WAGE is related to his or her output. In some cases payments are based entirely on the volume of output (for example fruit picking), in others employees receive a ‘floor’ wage supplemented by additional payments proportional to the value of the time saved where output is achieved in less than the time allotted. The latter relies on the calculation of standard times to perform given tasks and hence usually makes extensive use of WORK MEASUREMENT. In the past, piecework has often given rise to INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS difficulties, especially when workers are unable to achieve normal expected bonuses because of factors outside their control, for example non-availability of stock.pieceworka system of PAY in which an individual's WAGE is related to his or her output. In some industries this type of ‘payment by results’ system is used because of its potentially beneficial impact upon worker motivation and PRODUCTIVITY; other industries make little use of it because of their particular difficulties in determining appropriate piece-rates per unit of output.piecework
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