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D-piece-rate Dictionary

Piece Rate

Pay calculated per unit of work done, such as per crate picked or per kilogram graded

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Plain meaning
Pay calculated per unit of work done, such as per crate picked or per kilogram graded
How to use it
Use piece rate for harvest and packing work, and check that a normal day's output still earns at least the legal minimum for the hours worked.
South African benchmark
Piece rates are widely used in South African fruit picking and packing, within the national minimum wage.
Country notes
Used for picking and grading across the region; the minimum still applies.
Go and read
C11 Lesson 11.2
Calculate it
T-C-08 People and Labour Cost, pay per role.
Library sources
LIB-A035
See also
Seasonal worker, Employment contract
A processing venture at the centre with the surrounding community linked by jobs, training, supply and shared benefitThe venture at the centre, the community around itPLANTVentureHomestead skillsLocal jobsOutgrower supplyTrainingLocal purchasesCommunity share
From Module 11, People, Community and Labour, where this term is introduced.

Introduced in C11 People, Community and Labour.