piecework



Piecework is when the employer pays the employee by how much they produce and how fast they produce, instead of paying them by the hour. Piecework was used to encourage workers to work faster and harder, and make the big businesses more money. It was bad because it caused heavy competition between the workers, and if someone got injured and worked slow they wouldn't make much money. All in all, piecework is not used that much anymore.

Resources: S.S. Text Book pg. 244 http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/hine-photos/Piecework