Piece work

Pay production teams for every piece, exactly

Record each employee's output, let Nexa People calculate the amount at the agreed rate, and move it from pending to approved to paid, with a clear record of who made what and when.

  • Quantity × rate
  • Approve, then pay
  • Rate catalogue
Garment worker counting finished pieces with a supervisor
app.nexapeoplehr.com/payroll
Piece workNew entry
EntriesPiece ratesSettings
18 entries waiting for approval · 6,420.00 this week
Pieces this week
12,840
Riverside plant
Amount
6,420.00
Calculated
Pending
18
To approve
EmployeeItemAmountStatus
YRYusuf RahmanShirt collars210.00Pending
SRSofia RossiSleeve stitching228.00Approved
ANAdam NovakPacking (dozen)192.00Paid
GOGrace OkaforButton fitting153.00Pending
New entry
Yusuf Rahman · 13 Oct
ItemShirt collars
Quantity420
Rate per unit0.50
Amount210.00
The amount is worked out as you type.

Why it matters

Fair pay for output, without the tally sheets

Record output, price it at the agreed rate and approve it for pay, so production teams are paid for every piece. Quantity times rate does the maths, and every approved entry flows into payroll with a clean trail.

app.nexapeoplehr.com/payroll
Piece workNew entry
EntriesPiece ratesSettings
18 entries waiting for approval · 6,420.00 this week
Pieces this week
12,840
Riverside plant
Amount
6,420.00
Calculated
Pending
18
To approve
EmployeeItemAmountStatus
YRYusuf RahmanShirt collars210.00Pending
SRSofia RossiSleeve stitching228.00Approved
ANAdam NovakPacking (dozen)192.00Paid
GOGrace OkaforButton fitting153.00Pending
New entry
Yusuf Rahman · 13 Oct
ItemShirt collars
Quantity420
Rate per unit0.50
Amount210.00
The amount is worked out as you type.
  • Calculated, not added up

    Quantity times rate, rounded and recalculated on every edit, so nobody does the maths by hand.

  • Approved before it's paid

    Every entry is approved or rejected before it can be marked paid.

  • Every worker notified

    Employees hear about each change to their entries, in the app and by email.

01Record output

Log output in seconds, priced instantly

Record the employee, item or task, quantity, rate and date. The amount is calculated live as you type and stored by the server, and it's recalculated whenever the entry is edited.

  • Employee, item, quantity, rate per unit and date
  • Amount = quantity × rate, rounded to two decimals
  • Recalculated automatically on every edit
  • Managers see only their own team's entries
Supervisor recording output on the production floor

02Approve and pay

From pending to paid, with a clean trail

Approvers approve or reject each entry, approved entries are marked paid, and invalid jumps are refused. Separate permissions control who can approve, reject and pay.

  • Pending, approved, rejected and paid statuses
  • Separate approve, reject and pay permissions
  • Notifications to the employee at every step
  • Approval required, or approve automatically
Piece work approvals18 pending
  • Yusuf Rahman · shirt collars

    420 × 0.50

    210.00
  • Grace Okafor · button fitting

    510 × 0.30

    153.00
  • Sofia Rossi · sleeve stitching

    380 × 0.60

    Approved

03Rates and units

A rate catalogue your supervisors can trust

Keep a catalogue of items and tasks with their rate and unit, from pieces to dozens. Choose whether piece work is paid with payroll, and keep your own list of units.

  • Items and tasks with a rate per unit
  • Units such as piece or dozen
  • Active and inactive rates
  • Pay with payroll, or separately
Piece rates12 items
  • Shirt collars

    Per piece

    0.50
  • Sleeve stitching

    Per piece

    0.60
  • Packing

    Per dozen

    3.00
  • Button fitting

    Per piece

    0.30

See piece work turn into payable amounts.

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How it works

From setup to done, step by step

Set it up once with our team. After that, it runs every day on its own.

  1. 1

    Set your rates

    Add items and tasks with their rate and unit.

  2. 2

    Record output

    Log the quantity for each employee and date; the amount is calculated.

  3. 3

    Approve

    Approvers approve or reject, and the employee is notified.

  4. 4

    Pay

    Mark approved entries as paid, with payroll if you choose.

Nexa AI

Ask Nexa how production pay is tracking

Nexa reads piece work entries and rates for you, and prepares approvals for you to confirm.

See how the Nexa agent works
  • “How many pieces did the sewing line do this week?”

    12,840 pieces this week across 22 employees, worth 6,420.00.

  • “Approve this week's pending entries for the Riverside plant.”

    18 pending entries at Riverside plant, totalling 2,940.00. Ready to approve once you confirm.

  • “Who were the top three producers last month?”

    Sofia Rossi, Yusuf Rahman and Grace Okafor, with 9,200, 8,750 and 8,410 pieces.

Everything included

Every detail of piece work, covered

Automatic amounts
Quantity × rate, recalculated on every edit.
Rate catalogue
Items and tasks with their rate per unit.
Units
Pieces, dozens and your own units.
Clear statuses
Pending, approved, rejected, paid.
Approval control
Require approval, or approve automatically.
Separate permissions
Approve, reject and pay are controlled separately.
Notifications
Employees hear about every change.
Pay with payroll
Choose how piece work is paid out.
Team scoping
Managers see their own team's entries.

Start free today

Pay production teams for every piece, exactly

Record output, let quantity times rate do the maths, and approve it for pay with a clean trail. Start free, or talk to sales about your rate card.

  • 01Automatic amounts
  • 02Approve, then pay
  • 03Clean audit trail

FAQ

Questions about piece work

Anything else? Talk to our team.

Quantity multiplied by the rate per unit, rounded to two decimals. It's calculated as you type and recalculated whenever the entry is edited.

Yes. Keep a catalogue of items and tasks with their rate and unit, such as per piece or per dozen.

You decide. Entries can require approval, moving from pending to approved or rejected, and approved entries are then marked paid.

Yes. Choose to pay piece work with payroll, or pay it separately.

Yes. Employees are notified in the app, and by email when it's set up, every time their entries change.