English to Shona Meaning of piecework - piecework

Piecework :

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Definitions of piecework in English

Noun(1) work paid for according to the quantity produced

Examples of piecework in English

(1) It turns out that prevailing piecework rates worked out to less than the minimum wage, so it's hardly surprising that people didn't want to take them.(2) he was paid on a piecework basis(3) The new contract includes piecework payment that would mean workers were only paid for the number of beasts they slaughter and prepare.(4) workers did piecework at home(5) Coffee workers average only a dollar a day in piecework rates when they have work, about the same as the average price of a cup of coffee in most major cities of the world.(6) As well, the greater efficiency of the spinning wheel probably led to lower piecework rates for all spinning, whether with distaff or wheel, despite the fact that wheel-spun yarn was not always the suitable material.(7) They are independent people doing some kind of piecework .(8) The division of labor and piecework system was a great deal more sophisticated and modern than has previously been thought.(9) Male trade unionists, by contrast, considered piecework anathema, for it was associated in their minds with unskilled labour, exploitative working conditions, and with a loss of control and dignity.(10) Traditionally paid for piecework - how many apples picked - the workers were now to be paid the minimum wage of $6.50 an hour.(11) Thus, Italian women supplemented the family income by taking in boarders and doing piecework alongside their daughters.(12) Throughout the 19th century, they used piecework wages and inside subcontracting to control labor costs.(13) It is so much bound up with the domestic, the homely, with the kids, with budgeting and making ends meet, and with piecework type occupations.(14) Health care is one of the few areas left where society pays on a piecework basis: the more you do, the more you're paid.(15) Taylor assumed that piecework incentives would discourage opportunism because workers would be motivated to maximize their earnings.(16) It is not uncommon for women to do piecework in their homes.

Related Phrases of piecework

(1) piecework ::

piecework

(2) work ::

basa

(3) piece ::

chidimbu

Related Phrases of piecework

(1) piecework ::

piecework

(2) work ::

basa

(3) piece ::

chidimbu

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