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payment by results

British  

noun

  1. a system of wage payment whereby all or part of the wage varies systematically according to the level of work performance of an employee

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We need to ask if payment by results works at all.

From The Guardian • Nov. 28, 2012

We need far more emphasis on payment by results.

From Economist • Oct. 26, 2012

At the core of the scheme is the idea of payment by results, so there is a financial incentive for providers to do their best to get the long-term unemployed back into the job market.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2012

For under a system of payment by results individual differences in capacity are apt to be more readily reflected in the actual wage payments.

From The Settlement of Wage Disputes by Feis, Herbert

A wide extension of what may be called co-operative payment by results may be looked for.

From Lloyd George The Man and His Story by Dilnot, Frank