noun
- workers who are paid according to the amount of work completed rather than by time worked
Usage: plural form of pieceworker
Examples
- The factory employed pieceworkers to increase productivity during busy seasons.
- Pieceworkers in the garment industry often work from home.
- The company switched from hourly wages to hiring pieceworkers for the assembly line.
- Many pieceworkers prefer this payment system because they can earn more by working faster.
- The union negotiated better rates for pieceworkers in the textile mill.
- Pieceworkers must maintain quality standards while maximizing their output.