Circumstances in which the time rate method is preferable to the piece rate method of wage payment
Time rates are more satisfactory than piece rates : When a high quality of output is essential for example as in computer programming. When the work cannot be speeded up, for example, in bus driving When there is no standard type of work, for example, in car repair When care has to be taken of delicate machines, for example, in medical tests When output cannot be easily measured, for example, in nursing and teaching. When working for long hours may undermine health, for example, in laundry When labour is by nature a fixed factor of production which must be engaged whatever the output, for example, in secretarial and selling staff. When periods of temporary idleness necessarily occur, for example, in repair work RELATED POSTS IMPORTANCE OF SOIL STRUCTURE 7 CHARACTERISTICS OF EQUATORIAL CLIMATE 7 ADVANTAGES OF WETLANDS 7 FACTORS INFLUENCING MASS WASTING 5 CONDITIONS FOR EXISTENCE OF CORAL REEFS 3 TYPES ...