rate work
41Piece work — or piecework describes types of employment in which a worker is paid a fixed piece rate for each unit produced or action performed. Piece work is also a form of performance related pay (PRP) and is the oldest form of performance pay.In a… …
42Lapse rate — The lapse rate is defined as the rate of decrease with height for an atmospheric variable. The variable involved is temperature unless specified otherwise.[1][2] The terminology arises from the word lapse in the sense of a decrease or decline;… …
43Heart rate — is the number of heartbeats per unit of time, typically expressed as beats per minute (bpm). Heart rate can vary as the body s need to absorb oxygen and excrete carbon dioxide changes, such as during exercise or sleep. The measurement of heart… …
44Birth rate — Countries by birth rate in 2008 Not to be confused with Fertility rate. Crude birth rate is the nativity or childbirths per 1,000 people per year (in estimation review points).[1] Another word used interchangeably with birth rate is natality …
45Royalty rate assessment — is a practical tool to gauge the impact of a royalty commitment in a technology contract to the business interests of the contracting parties. In this coverage, the terms royalty , royalty rate and royalties are used interchangeably.A firm with… …
46Natural rate of unemployment — The natural rate of unemployment is a concept of economic activity developed in particular by Milton Friedman and Edmund Phelps in the 1960s. [Both are recipients of the Nobel prize in economics; Friedman in 1976 and Phelps in 2006. In both cases …
47Starting rate of UK income tax — The starting rate of income tax, often known as the 10p rate, was the lowest rate of personal income taxation imposed in the United Kingdom from 1999 to 2008. It was introduced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, in his 1999 budget… …
48Medical resident work hours — is a term that refers to the often lengthy shifts worked by medical interns and residents during their medical residency. The issue has become a political football in the United States, where federal regulations do not limit the number of hours… …
49Participation Rate — A measure of the active portion of an economy s labor force. The participation rate refers to the number of people who are either employed or are actively looking for work. The number of people who are no longer actively searching for work would… …
50Day Rate — The price/cost of a particular service for a day s period. In some markets it is referred to as per diem (cost that an organization will pay for one days work) and often translates to a 7.5 hour work day. Some purchasing organizations prefer a… …
