dayworkers
Casual labor force
Dayworkers are people hired and paid by the day rather than on a permanent or salaried basis.
The term typically refers to manual laborers—construction workers, agricultural hands, domestic help—who find work on a day-to-day basis without long-term employment contracts: Dayworkers gathered at the corner hoping contractors would pick them up.
The arrangement offers flexibility but little job security.
Once each sixty minutes
- paydayScheduled compensation date
- paycheckCompensation for labor
- cash-in-handPayment in physical currency
- minimum wageLowest lawful hourly rate
take-home pay · earnings · compensation · tips · overtime · net pay · gross pay · living wage
Relaxed and informal
- temporaryLimited in duration
- gigShort-term paid work
- seasonalRecurring at fixed intervals
- part-timeLimited work schedule
on-call · freelance · contract · interim · substitute · ad-hoc · fill-in · relief
Workers doing physical tasks
Available workforce supply
- shape-upImprove conduct or condition
- street cornerWhere two roads intersect
- hiring hallUnion employment center
- pickup pointDesignated retrieval location
staffing agency · temp agency · contractor · foreman · crew boss · dispatcher · job board · assignment
hourly
Once each sixty minutes
- paydayScheduled compensation date
- paycheckCompensation for labor
- cash-in-handPayment in physical currency
minimum wage · take-home pay · earnings · compensation · tips · overtime · net pay · gross pay · living wage · subsistence wage
casual
Relaxed and informal
part-time · on-call · freelance · contract · interim · substitute · ad-hoc · fill-in · relief · backup
laborers
Workers doing physical tasks
helpers · hired hands · temps · unskilled labor · jobseekers
labor pool
Available workforce supply
- shape-upImprove conduct or condition
- street cornerWhere two roads intersect
- hiring hallUnion employment center
pickup point · staffing agency · temp agency · contractor · foreman · crew boss · dispatcher · job board · assignment · headcount
construction
Process of building something
- landscapingModifying outdoor areas aesthetically
- carpentryWood construction trade
- paintingPigment on canvas
masonry · plumbing · roofing · demolition · moving · hauling · cleaning · gardening · loading · unloading