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Piece work
Payment of wages per unit of output / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Piece work or piecework is any type of employment in which a worker is paid a fixed piece rate for each unit produced or action performed,[1] regardless of time.
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Piece work or piecework is any type of employment in which a worker is paid a fixed piece rate for each unit produced or action performed,[1] regardless of time.