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piecework
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piece·work  (pswûrk)
n.
Work paid for according to the number of units turned out.
pieceworker n.
piecework [ˈpiːsˌwɜːk]
n
(Business / Commerce) work paid for according to the quantity produced Compare timework
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Noun1.piecework - work paid for according to the quantity produced
employment, work - the occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work"
Translations
piecework [ˈpiːswɜːk] N → trabajo m a destajo
to be on/do piecework → trabajar a destajo
piecework [ˈpiːswɜːrk] n → travail m aux pièces or à la pièce
pie chart n → graphique m à secteurs, camembert m
pie dish n → plat m allant au four
piecework [ˈpiːsˌwɜːk] n (Industry) → (lavoro a) cottimo
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Guy Clifton of the New America Foundation, suggested a way to truly reducing the amount of money spent on health care: Stop paying health care providers like pieceworkers.
Unintended consequences by Moritz, Gwen / Arkansas Business
In contrast to traditional pieceworkers who hate their boss, the new self-employed pieceworkers have sometimes internalised the culture of masochism, suffering under the delusion that they are 'the boss'.
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Chartered accountants say the changes mainly affect payments to pieceworkers and sub-contractors who may be entitled to higher rates.
Minimum wage warning by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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