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	29CFR525.525.12 - Terms and conditions of special minimum wage certificates.
		Workers with disabilities may be paid wages lower than the statutory minimum wage rate set forth in section 6 of FLSA only during the effective period of the certificate.
		(ii) Piece rates shall not be less than the prevailing piece rates paid experienced workers not disabled for the work doing the same or similar work in the vicinity when such piece rates exist and can be compared with the actual employment situations of the workers with disabilities.
		Employers may ``pool'' earnings only where piece rates cannot be established for each individual worker.
	www.dol.gov /dol/allcfr/ESA/Title_29/Part_525/29CFR525.12.htm (1200 words)

	USPS - Mailers Companion
		Pieces in this job that cannot be barcoded would fall to Presorted rates; the mailer would then have the option of paying the letter piece rate plus the nonmachinable surcharge (because the address is parallel to the shorter dimension) or the nonletter piece rate.
		Pieces using simplified address will not be required to have a delivery point barcode and therefore will not need to meet the physical standards for automation compatibility to qualify for letter rates.
		Pieces with exceptional or "occupant" addresses (A040) do contain enough address elements to generate a delivery point barcode and therefore must be automation compatible and must have a delivery point barcode in order to claim the high density or saturation letter rates.
	www.usps.com /mailerscompanion/aprmay2002/mc0402art1_print.htm (6567 words)

	Mailrite Inc.
		Pieces in this job that cannot be barcoded would fall to Presorted rates; the mailer would then have the option of paying the letter piece rate plus the nonmachinable surcharge (because the address is parallel to the shorter dimension) or the nonletter piece rate.
		Pieces that do not meet the physical standards in DMM C810 or that do not contain a delivery point barcode will be subject to the corresponding ECR high density or saturation nonletter rate.
		Pieces with exceptional or "occupant" addresses (A040) do contain enough address elements to generate a delivery point barcode and therefore must be automation compatible and must have a delivery point barcode in order to claim the high density or saturation letter rates.
	www.mailriteplus.com /postal.html (6443 words)

	Quad/Graphics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		No changes were made to any of the rate cells, and the implementation date for the new rates was set for June 30.
		Piece rates in all presort levels will increase by $0.004.
		All DDU rates will remain the same, and DSCF rates that were proposed to decrease will remain the same as current rates.
	www.qg.com /whatsnew/postal_news/postal_040802.asp (873 words)

	Piece Rates, Hourly Wages and Daily Farm Worker Income
		Nearly half (49%) of the oranges harvested by the sampled crews were harvested at a piece rate of $.70 per 90 pound field box.
		Piece rates for tomatoes ranged from 35 cents to 45 cents per 30 pound bucket.
		Using the piece rate as the sole income criterion, orange harvesters seem to enjoy an economic advantage over their counterparts in tomato fields.
	www.imok.ufl.edu /economics/labor/imok99-1.htm (1638 words)

	Consumer Postal Rates and Fees
		Pieces exceeding 108 inches but not more than 130 inches in combined length and girth are mailable at Parcel Post oversized rates.
		Rates are based on the weight of the piece and the zone (distance from origin to destination ZIP Code).
		Pieces that are 1/4 inch thick or less must be at least 3-1/2 inches high, 5 inches long, and rectangular in shape.
	www.galaxymall.com /product/rubberstamps/consumerates.html (1331 words)

	Fashion-Incubator: Piece rate is good
		Lazear argues that piece rate may boost productivity which brings me to another of my pet peeves: most people assume that piece rate is a nasty exploitive practice.
		The first downside is when you first implement the piece rate structure; you may find that you've mis-timed an operation and are in fact, paying double what you had been paying.
		Posted by: Kathleen at March 3, 2006 1:18 PM Piece Rate is good for motivation and quality can be easily tied into the system using a tier structure.
	www.fashion-incubator.com /mt/archives/piece_rate_is_good.html (3441 words)

	piece rate definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta
		piece rate definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta
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		rate of pay per item produced: a rate at which a worker is paid for each item produced
	encarta.msn.com /dictionary_561547817/piece_rate.html (82 words)

	Standard Mail Rates
		Add $0.15 per piece for items that are prepared as a parcel or are not letter-size or flat-size.
		Residual shape surcharge of $0.18 per piece applies to items that are prepared as a parcel or are not letter-size or flat-size.
		Each piece is subject to both a piece rate and a pound rate.
	www.minimailers.com /html/standard_mail_rates.html (340 words)

	Piece Rates
		Where results can be accurately measured, however, and the quality of the service can be automatically secured or is not sacrificed by concentration upon quantity, the task system--whether it take the form of piece rates, premiums, or bonus--has such superior psychological advantages that it will probably come more and more into use.
		The substitution of these piece rates for day wages, the striking of a satisfactory balance between production and compensation, and the endless changes in the scale as new parts or faster or simpler processes are invented-- have all been operations in which the tact and man-handling skill of executives have played a significant part.
		In a stove factory where four fifths of the processes are paid by piece rates, it was necessary, not long ago, to fix the remuneration for the assembling of a new type of range.
	www.human-efficiency.biz /Piece-Rates.html (1189 words)

	Crew worker feelings about piece rate
		Those who worked for this FLC rated their jobs high (4.4 average on a scale of 1 to 5, where 5 meant the job was excellent).
		Employers who fail to do their homework in setting piece rates sometimes ask workers to go ahead and work for a piece rate that will be announced later, or have workers perform by the hour for a couple of days and then set the piece rate.
		Other employees set piece rates that are too low to begin with, so crew workers don't think the work is worth their effort.
	www.cnr.berkeley.edu /ucce50/ag-labor/7research/7calag07.htm (2669 words)

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		Throughout the current DMM the term ``addressed piece'' is used to identify a single individually addressed mailpiece bearing evidence of postage payment and which, at a minimum, has a unit of ``piece rate'' postage paid.
		For the firm piece, the ``mailing container'' (carton) is made of shrinkwrap, plastic straps, or both, which makes this hybrid piece look like a presort destination package of flats (or irregular parcels) that should be opened for distribution at some point prior to delivery.
		Therefore, firm pieces in the flat-size and irregular parcel (less than 10 pounds) category are not permitted as single pieces on pallets or in sacks, with the exception of those limited circumstances of the last physical package to a carrier route destination or, for presorted, a mixed ADC package.
	ribbs.usps.gov /files/fedreg/usps2002/02-10037.TXT (2214 words)

	DMM 133 First-Class Mail Rates and Eligibility for Retail Letters, Flats, and Parcels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		First-Class rates are charged per ounce or fraction thereof; any fraction of an ounce is considered a whole ounce.
		The card rate applies to each single or double postcard when originally mailed; reply half of double postcard must bear postage at applicable rate when returned unless prepared as business reply mail.
		Pieces mailed at the card rate are not subject to the nonmachinable surcharge.
	pe.usps.gov /text/dmm300/133.htm (870 words)

	DMM 473 Media Mail Rates and Eligibility for Discount Parcels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Those pieces in the mailing that meet the 5‑digit presort requirements are eligible for the 5‑digit presort rate and those pieces that meet the basic presort requirements are eligible for the basic rates, subject to the preparation standards in 475.5.0,
		Such nonidentical pieces may be merged, sorted together, and presented as a single mailing either with the correct postage affixed to each piece in the mailing or with postage paid with a permit imprint if authorized by Business Mailer Support (BMS), USPS headquarters.
		The pieces must be entered either at single‑piece rates or basic rates and bear a correct, readable barcode for the ZIP Code shown in the delivery address as required by 402.4.0.
	pe.usps.gov /Archive/HTML/DMMArchive0106/print/473.htm (1780 words)

	Tools for Nonprofit Mailers: Periodicals Rate Comparison
		Higher piece rate discounts offered to commercial publications for nonadvertising content, and delivery unit and SCF dropshipping, may cause an identical commercial magazine to pay lower rates than a nonprofit publication.
		While the preferred rate category has significantly lower piece rates, the discounts offered to commercial publications vs. discounts offered to nonprofit periodicals tilt the balance in favor of using regular rates.
		This represents yet another reason why the rate structure implemented on January 10 is unfair to the nonprofit community.
	www.nonprofitmailers.org /tools/rate2.htm (208 words)

	Guide
		Bulk Rates are considerably lower than the first class single piece rates because bulk mail must be presorted and delivered to the post office.
		Irregular pieces (i.e., pieces that are too thin or square, or that exceed 1/4" in thickness) are subject to a surcharge, and pieces smaller than 3 1/2" x 5" are unmailable.
		Pieces of letter-mail that are of irregular size or shape are subject to a 11¢ surcharge.
	www1.umn.edu /addrmail/guide.html (5731 words)

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		The rates for the advertising portion of second-class science-of- agriculture publications (under former 39 U.S.C. 4358(f)), zones 1 and 2, will remain the same, at 75 percent of the rates charged on advertising in regular-rate publications, as specified by law.
		The pound rates for second-class in-county mail will remain the same; the advertising pound rates for second-class classroom and special nonprofit publications will remain the same (that is, the same advertising rate charged the advertising in ordinary commercial publications).
		Consistent with current standards, the advertising rate on the advertising portion of the publication is charged only if the advertising portion exceeds 10 percent of the publication's content.
	ribbs.usps.gov /files/fedreg/USPS95/950706.TXT (871 words)

	Wright Hassall - Fact Sheets - The national minimum wage and piece rates
		The main rate (also called the standard or adult rate) applies to all employees over 22 unless they fall within one of the exceptions, or another rate applies.
		The development rate applies to workers aged 18 to 21 inclusive, and is sometimes called the youth rate.
		If workers are paid by the piece, you must either pay them the minimum wage for the period actually worked, or operate a system known as ‘rated output work’.
	www.wrighthassall.co.uk /resources/factsheets/emp_nmw231105.aspx (1407 words)

	Chapter 21: Piece Wages
		Piece wage = "converted form of time wages" and time wages are a converted form of the value of labor power, so...
		One of the great attractions of piece work and piece wages to capitalists is that with piece rates set low enough, very little supervision is required.
		In any piece work situation, there must be quality control inspectors who examine the quality of the pieces produced to make sure that the quality as well as the amount and intensity of work time are up to snuff.
	www.eco.utexas.edu /homepages/Faculty/Cleaver/357ksg21.html (6288 words)

	EH.Net Encyclopedia: Hours of Work in U.S. History
		Roediger and Foner argue that reducing labor costs was crucial to the profitability of these workers' employers, who reduced costs by squeezing more work from their employees -- reducing time for meals, drink and rest and sometimes even rigging the workplace's official clock.
		Incensed by their employers' practice of paying a flat daily wage during the long summer shift and resorting to piece rates during short winter days, Philadelphia's carpenters mounted America's first ten-hour-day strike in May 1791.
		The defendant showed that mortality rates in baking were only slightly above average, and lower than those for many unregulated occupations, arguing that this was special interest legislation, designed to favor unionized bakers.
	www.eh.net /encyclopedia/?article=whaples.work.hours.us (6777 words)

	July 1 Rates Changes
		Also, piece discount will be deducted from the per piece rates.
		In conjunction with the nonmachinable surcharge, any Periodical returned to the sender at First-Class Mail rates is subject to the nonmachinable surcharge if the piece weighs 1 ounce or less and meets any one of the nonmachinability criteria.
		The rates will be increased from 10 cents to 12.4 cents per piece.
	www.texaspress.com /postal/rates0702.htm (479 words)

	EMIRE: ITALY - PIECE-RATES
		The rates of pay attached to units of output or time used in various piecework systems.
		Generally, the rates are calculated so as to enable the workers concerned to earn more than the basic pay agreed by collective bargaining.
		Please note: the European industrial relations glossaries are not systematically updated, and some of the material may not reflect the current situation.
	www.eurofound.eu.int /emire/ITALY/PIECERATES-IT.html (83 words)

	USPS Rates (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The residual shape surcharge of $0.18 per piece applies to items that are prepared as a parcel or are not letter-size or flat-size.
		The barcoded discount is available for pieces entered at DSCF rates only if sorted to 5-digit sacks or pallets.
		Each piece is subject to both a piece rate and a pound rate.
	www.fastracmail.com /direct_mail/rates/usps_rates.htm (168 words)

	First Class and Std A Statements
		WARNING: The piece weights of all mail pieces must be the same for a multi-job or multi-client Statement to work correctly unless you also choose the appropriate Non-identical statement option.
		Highlight the cell to the left of the desired rate and type in your piece count.
		Unless you are applying postage at the correct rate, it is technically against DMM regulations to apply at multiple rates.
	www.windowbook.com /UserGuides/PM50UG/postage_statements/1stclass_standarda.htm (3520 words)

	Time Study Training is the Answer
		For example, the boss who tells the time study person (confidentially), "Lower the piece rate that you give them because it’s easier to raise than it is to lower" knows more about exploitation than about credible leadership.
		So look at the actual time studies to see if the piece rates that were given to workers are the same as the rates on the studies.
		The worker receives a extreme "low" rating – by the engineer – causing the piece rate to be lower than it could have been, or should have been had the worker worked at a "normal" pace.
	www.genelevine.com /Papers/36.htm (555 words)

	Fair piece rates guides 2004 - DTI
		From October 2004, the Government proposed that employers have to pay their workers the minimum wage for every hour they work or a fair piece rate initially set at 100% of the minimum wage.
		The rate was increased to 120% of the minimum wage in April 2005 at which point most homeworkers will receive the minimum wage.
		Partial RIA: Proposal to introduce fair piece rates for output workers, including homeworkers
	www.dti.gov.uk /employment/pay/national-minimum-wage/Fair-Piece-Rates-Guides-2004/page12575.html (182 words)

	Classes of U.S. Mail
		The cost is $3.85, regardless of weight or destination, for a mailing piece sent in a flat-rate envelope provided by the USPS.
		The cost is $13.65, regardless of weight or destination, for a mailing piece sent in a flat-rate envelope provided by the USPS.
		Application to mail at the periodical class rate must be made at the USPS.
	admin.siue.edu /postal/classes_of_mail.htm (1377 words)

	Aggressive approach on rates conversational piece at Fed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan and his colleagues at the March 22 meeting boosted short-term interest rates by one-quarter percentage point, the seventh increase of that size since the Fed began its credit tightening campaign last June.
		Even though the Fed took a much more hawkish tone about the possibility of an inflation flares-up, it still stuck with language in its post-meeting statement that future rate increases could be at a pace "that is likely to be measured." Economists have come to view measured as one-quarter percentage point increases.
		Hoffman is predicting another quarter-point rate increase at the May meeting.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/05103/487211.stm (403 words)

	Texas Minimum Wage Law Summary
		Effective September 1, 2001, Texas adopted the federal minimum wage rate by reference, raising the Texas Minimum Wage Act's current minimum rate to $5.15 an hour.
		The Commissioner of Agriculture is authorized to establish piece rates for agricultural commodities commercially produced in substantial quantities in Texas if sufficient productivity information is available.
		The piece rates are supposed to guarantee at least minimum wage for harvesters of average ability and diligence while allowing harvesters to earn more by producing more.
	www.twc.state.tx.us /ui/lablaw/tmwsum.html (447 words)

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