time-work
Definition
Noun: - Work paid for by the hour: "time-work" refers to employment or labor that is compensated based on the amount of time spent working, typically measured in hours, rather than by the amount of work completed (piece-work).
Usage Examples
- (Employment paid hourly.)
- (Labor measured and paid by time.)
Advanced Usage
"to be on time-work": to be employed under a system where payment is based on hours worked.
- After the change in policy, all employees were placed on time-work. (They were switched to hourly pay.)
"time-work vs. piece-work": a common comparison in labor economics.
- Time-work offers stability, while piece-work rewards efficiency. (Contrasting hourly pay with pay per unit of output.)
Variants and Related Words
Time-worker (noun): a person who is paid by the hour.
- The company hired several time-workers for the seasonal rush. (Hourly employees.)
Time-work system (noun phrase): a method of payment based on time spent.
- The time-work system is common in service industries. (Hourly pay structure.)
Synonyms
- Hourly work: labor paid per hour.
- Time-based pay: compensation determined by duration of work.
Related Idioms
- Time is money: a proverb emphasizing the value of time, often used in contexts of time-work.
- In time-work, time is literally money. (Every hour worked earns income.)
Notes
- The word "time-work" is often contrasted with "piece-work" (pay per item produced) in discussions of labor economics and industrial relations. It is a compound noun and is typically used as an uncountable noun.