piece-work definition

piece-work means any work the pay for which is estimated by the amount of work performed irrespective of the time occupied in its performance;
piece-work means any system by which earnings are calculated upon the quantity or output of work performed;
piece-work means the fixed quantity of work to be done by an individual worker to earn a fixed sum.

More Definitions of piece-work

piece-work means any system by which remuneration is calculated by quantity or output of work done;
piece-work means any system by which earnings are calculated upon the quantity or output of work performed; “plain sewer (millinery)” means an employee who performs operations on a flat sewing machine within a Millinery Establishment;
piece-work means any system by which earnings are based solely on quantity or output of work done;
piece-work means an arrangement whereby an employer and employee agree that the employee is to be paid a wage based upon a specific task or number of tasks to be undertaken by the employee, after which, the employment arrangement is deemed to be terminated;
piece-work means any system by which earnings are calculated wholly on the quantity or output of work done irrespective of the time spent on such work;
piece-work means any system under which an employee’s remuneration is based on the quantity of work done;
piece-work means work in terms of which the remuneration of the child worker is based mainly on the quantity of work done;