time-work
Paid by hours
Time-work is labor paid by the hour, day, or week rather than by output or piece.
The term contrasts with piecework, where payment depends on quantity produced.
The factory shifted from piecework to time-work when quality became more important than volume.
Power to do work
- joulesSI energy units
- forceStrength or compulsion
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- powerEnergy transfer rate
mechanics · rate · kinematics · motion · acceleration · velocity · duration · interval
Payment for work
- hourlyOnce each sixty minutes
- payrollStaff wages collectively
- shiftsMoves or work periods
- schedulingAssigning times to events
labor · compensation · timesheets · workweek · billable · contracted · salaried · freelance
Productive without waste
- deadlinesSubmission cutoff times
- tasksUnits of work
- prioritizationRanking by importance
- schedulingAssigning times to events
workflow · output · goals · milestones · deliverables · sprints · planning · allocation
energy
Power to do work
- joulesSI energy units
- forceStrength or compulsion
- displacementRemoval from usual location
power · mechanics · rate · kinematics · motion · acceleration · velocity · duration · interval · measurement
wages
Payment for work
scheduling · labor · compensation · timesheets · workweek · billable · contracted · salaried · freelance · gig
efficiency
Productive without waste
- deadlinesSubmission cutoff times
- tasksUnits of work
- prioritizationRanking by importance
scheduling · workflow · output · goals · milestones · deliverables · sprints · planning · allocation · tracking
time-workpiecework
Pay per unit produced
piece work · commission work · performance-based pay · contract work · gig work
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