Workings

People of diverse professions or skills gather in small groups.

Preparation

Somebody, or every group member, estimates
- how much should be produced for the group next week, month, etcetera and
- how long the group should be working the next week, month, etcetera. This is the maximum group labour time.
Every individual reports how many goods he or she expects to be needing the next week, month, etcetera.

Time pooling

Each employer (client) records the labour time of his or her employee (assistant.)

Distribution

People who reported the least goods get their portion first. (Whoever has truly greater needs may get an "objective" priority.) The “effort” is the person’s labour time as a fraction of the potential labour time. It is a weight for determining how many goods the person gets in times of scarcity…
…except when the person’s labour time exceeds the maximum group labour time for that period. This unaccounted labour time is not lost because it counts for longer periods of time.