0 work for which the amount of pay depends on the number of things finished rather than on the time spent making them
1 work for which the amount of pay depends on the number of items completed rather than the time spent making them
2 work that is paid at a fixed rate based on the amount done rather than the time it takes to do the job:
Indeed, working for the government is a lot like doing piecework because promotion and pay increases are largely independent of effort.
The provincial industries unsettled the centre/periphery boundary; in addition, a significant amount of the labour was piecework performed in the home, off the books.
The reason union organizers do so well in these industries is because piecework precludes reciprocal gift exchange between individual workers and employers.
Overtime, piecework, injuries and strikes all had serious repercussions for the lives of the 'real' family.
We had a system of piecework introduced, and it meant that, under the old régime, you had two separate con-cents in workshops.
Take the fixing of piecework prices and incentive bonuses.
The potato harvesters make good money on piecework because of sensible organisation and drive to their work in their own cars.
If you take again even the same workers on piecework, particularly homework, they will not earn the same amount each week.
