Piecework refers to a type of work where someone gets paid based on the number of items they produce or tasks they complete, rather than by hour or salary. It means getting paid for how much work or pieces you create. Full definition
Retired from the rodeo circuit and scraping by on piecework as a bounty hunter, warrant server, and divorce snoop, Rodeo doesn't have much choice but to say yes when offered an unusual case. (bookbrowse.com)
Despite comparatively advanced level of trade union organisation, there were no strikes recorded in Coventry's motor industry until l934, largely due to shop - floor manipulation of piecework through the «gang» system. (downtownexpress.com)
The women soldered piecework for electronics in two different plants. (discovermagazine.com)