Business GCSE
Piece-rate Pay
What Piece-rate Pay means in Business GCSE, as defined for Eduqas, OCR.
Definitions of Piece-rate Pay
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A payment system where workers are paid a fixed amount for every item they produce.
Paying workers a fixed amount for each item they produce.
Topics that use Piece-rate Pay
- Human resources (Eduqas GCSE)
- People (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Chain of Command
- Span of Control
- External Recruitment
- Internal Recruitment
- Job Description
- Person Specification
- Hygiene Factors
- Labour Turnover
Using Piece-rate Pay in the exam
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