A Rational Wages System: Some Notes on the Method of Paying the Worker a Reward for Efficiency in Addition to Wages (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Henry Atkinson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0656164905 ISBN 13: 9780656164905

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Increase production with fair rewards

Learn how paying the worker for efficiency can raise output while improving working conditions. This book introduces the Reward System as a practical method for linking pay to performance, with the aim of benefiting both workers and employers.

It explains the problems with traditional wage methods and presents a clear description of how efficiency-based pay can be implemented. You’ll see how it fits into broader ideas about management, unions, and the future of labor, with a practical focus on real factories and everyday work life.

• What the Reward System is and how it differs from day work and piece work
• How efficiency is measured and rewarded, including safeguards and potential challenges
• Examples of how this approach affects workers, management, and productivity

Ideal for readers interested in industrial relations, factory management, and the broader history of wage systems.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0656164905
• ISBN 13: 9780656164905
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 126