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Definition of Piecework
1. Noun. Work paid for according to the quantity produced.
Definition of Piecework
1. n. Work done by the piece or job; work paid for at a rate based on the amount of work done, rather than on the time employed.
Definition of Piecework
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of piece work) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Piecework
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Piecework
Literary usage of Piecework
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. War-time Strikes and Their Adjustment by Alexander M. Bing (1921)
"BONUS AND piecework Union demands were frequently made for the abolition of both
bonus and piecework systems. Organized labor has been generally hostile to ..."
2. Business Costs by De Witt Carl Eggleston, Frederick Bertrand Robinson (1921)
"piecework System.— In the piecework system of wage payment the operative is paid a
... On the one hand, an employee who works at piecework can increase his ..."
3. Report of the Proceedings of the ... Annual Convention of the American (1897)
"been very successful with piecework on boiler work, especially on repair work.
MR. DEEMS : I fully agree with what Mr. Herr has said, and also with Mr. Hill ..."
4. Wages and Regularity of Employment in the Dress and Waist Industry of New by Nahum Isaac Stone (1915)
"In the former case, piecework is more remunerative, while in the latter compensation
by the week is frequently preferred both by the employer and by the ..."
5. Labor: Hiring Workers, Teaching Men to Do Better Work, Wage-payment Plans (1915)
"Here is one case where piecework both failed and succeeded, where almost all the
conditions that invite a failure in piecework (Figure XIV) were met and ..."
6. Industrial Democracy by Sidney Webb, Beatrice Potter Webb (1902)
"It is not true that Trade Unions object to piecework as such ; in fact, a majority
of Trade ... Nor is it true that employers universally prefer piecework. ..."
7. Contemporary Socialism by John Rae (1901)
"These are only some of the evils Marx lays at the door of piecework; he has many
more charges. From rendering the superintendence of labour unnecessary, ..."
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