day work

Non-salaried employment tasks

Day work is labor paid by the day rather than by the piece, project, or regular salary.

The term distinguishes hourly or daily wages from piecework or contract arrangements: She preferred day work to being paid per garment.

In construction and trades, day work often refers to tasks billed at daily rates rather than fixed quotes.

Related

wage · shift · labor · gig economy · employment · casual · blue-collar · livelihood · part-time · hourly · full-time · odd jobs · side hustle · seasonal · freelance · hired hand · manual labor · sweat of the brow

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employment structure

day workpermanent employment

Ongoing work with no termination date

full-time job · tenure · union job

time of work

day worknight work

Employment during darkness

night shift · graveyard shift · third shift · swing shift · overnight shift

compensation method

day worksalaried work

Compensated employment arrangement

monthly salary · annual salary · contract work · piece work · commission work

Family

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