A longitudinal study of piece rate and health: evidence and implications for workers in the US gig economy Article Swipe

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Mary E. Davis , Elizabeth E. Hoyt ·

YOU? · · 2019 · Open Access · · DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2019.10.021 · OA: W2995962141

The results suggest that piece rate pay designed to promote efficiency may have important negative implications for worker health, especially for the most vulnerable members of the US workforce such as women, minority, and low-income workers. Given the growing popularity of performance-based pay to the gig economy, more research is needed to determine if the practice is justified from a public health perspective.