timework
- noun
- /ˈtaɪmˌwɜrk/
- UK
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tiempo de trabajo
- In timework positions, employees are typically paid for every hour they work, not per task completed.
- timework variables
- job and timework
- family and timework
Examples
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The amount of time working at a job (timework), the effect of family on schoolwork (family), and the effect of a job on schoolwork (job) were used to control the amount of external influences commonly experienced by students in community colleges.
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Timework: A 6-point scale reflecting the amount of hours the student spends at work in a week.
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The timework and gender variables have a significant negative direct effect on students' quality of effort in science courses (betas = -.178 and -.120, respectively).
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The job, family, and timework variables are seen to influence directly the informal student-faculty interaction variable by influencing the amount of available time community college students have to interact with faculty members outside of the classroom.
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The direct effects of the job, family, and timework variables on the science and mathematics gains variable, which were assumed to be zero, are in accordance with the path model (betas = -.020, -.026, and -.017, respectively).
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He prefers timework because it allows him to earn money based on the hours he puts in.
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Many freelance jobs offer timework, making it easy to calculate earnings based on time spent.
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Etymology
Timework is made of time and work, so think of work paid 'by time' rather than 'by the piece'. That's why timework means you earn for the hours you spend, giving a steady, regular income.