piecework

n. work for which employees are paid per unit of productivity. In a differential piece-rate system, the rate of compensation for each unit produced increases once the employee has surpassed the level of productivity that work studies determine to be the standard. See scientific management.

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December 23rd 2024

affect inversion

see reversal of affect.