piecework
Origin of piecework
1Other words from piecework
- pieceworker, noun
- Compare timework.
Words Nearby piecework
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How to use piecework in a sentence
Their work belongs to a grim history of women in outsourced roles stretching back to the piecework manufacturing era.
“We’re Not Allowed to Hang Up”: The Harsh Reality of Working in Customer Service | by Ariana Tobin, Ken Armstrong and Justin Elliott, illustrations by Laila Milevski | July 21, 2021 | ProPublicaThe trend toward poorly compensated contract work—gig work, piecework, temporary work—is virtually ubiquitous.
Art has been brutalized by tech’s giants. How can it survive? | Konstantin Kakaes | December 23, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewThis sort of peer-to-peer piecework could help bridge the gap between peak earnings years and full retirement.
In order to attain this improved efficiency the most important practical aid is piecework.
Speculations from Political Economy | C. B. Clarkepiecework rates, irrespective of class of labour employed, should remain unaltered.
Women in Modern Industry | B. L. Hutchins
But while Marx thus objects to piecework because it leads to overwork, he objects to it also because it leads to underwork.
Contemporary Socialism | John RaeAmong these expedients none is more strongly condemned by Marx than piecework, as encouraging over-exertion and overtime.
Contemporary Socialism | John RaeDissipation and overtime generally go together, but neither of them is a necessary accompaniment of piecework.
Contemporary Socialism | John Rae
British Dictionary definitions for piecework
/ (ˈpiːsˌwɜːk) /
work paid for according to the quantity produced: Compare timework
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