Sentences with phrase «for lower labour costs»

There are calls for labour market reform, for lower labour costs (ie lower wages), for «renewed efforts» to get school leavers into training, for better use of an existing EU jobs website to «facilitate the cross-border placement of young people».

Not exact matches

«If (German Finance Minister Wolfgang) Schaueble's dogma for a multi-speed Europe and economic zones of low - cost labour is not abandoned, Europe will be brought to the brink of dissolution,» Tsipras was quoted by Realnews as saying.

But after a series of difficult labour negotiations under CEO Calin Rovinescu, Air Canada finally obtained the concessions it needed last year to hire new employees at reduced pay for a low - cost carrier to target the vacation market.

The comparative advantage sweet - spot for Canada's rust belt is the combination of a high - skilled labour force, significant quality controls and a low cost of living.

Southwestern Ontario certainly does not have a competitive advantage in wage costs for low - skilled labour, as manufacturers from China to Mexico can always significantly undercut the region.

While «outsourcing» for low - cost labour may have motivated outward investment in the last decade, the new driver of investment is clearly domestic economic growth in Asia.

The combination of this competitive job market with a lower cost of living than many Western countries means many Chinese workers are willing to work for less, which presents an opportunity for global companies to save on labour costs.

Although Greater Vancouver also earns an «A» grade on KPMG's Total Tax Index, as local businesses enjoy relatively low statutory labour costs, the region is much less competitive when it comes to the marginal effective tax rate on capital, an indicator specifically designed to measure incentives for business investment.

Fig 2 Cost effectiveness plane: planned birth at home compared with planned birth in obstetric units for nulliparous low risk women without complicating conditions at start of care in labour

For low risk women without complicating conditions at the start of care in labour, the mean incremental cost effectiveness ratios associated with switches from planned birth in obstetric unit to non-obstetric unit settings fell in the south west quadrant of the cost effectiveness plane (representing, on average, reduced costs and worse outcomes).25 The mean incremental cost effectiveness ratios ranged from # 143382 (alongside midwifery units) to # 497595 (home)(table 4 ⇓).

In this study of the cost effectiveness of alternative planned places of birth in England in women at low risk of complications before the onset of labour, we found that the cost of intrapartum and after birth care, and associated related complications, was less for births planned at home, in a free standing midwifery unit, or in an alongside midwifery unit compared with planned births in an obstetric unit.

Restriction of the analyses to low risk women without complicating conditions at the start of care in labour narrowed the cost differences between planned places of birth: total mean costs were # 1511 for an obstetric unit, # 1426 for an alongside midwifery unit, # 1405 for a free standing midwifery unit, and for # 1027 the home (table 2 ⇓).

Profiles of resource use, and their associated unit costs, for each planned place of birth are reported in detail in appendices 1 and 2 on bmj.com.25 The total mean costs per low risk woman planning birth in the various settings at the start of care in labour were # 1631 ($ 1950, $ 2603) for an obstetric unit, # 1461 ($ 1747, $ 2332) for an alongside midwifery unit, # 1435 ($ 1715, $ 2290) for a free standing midwifery unit, and # 1067 ($ 1274, $ 1701) for the home (table 1 ⇓).

Mr Blair added: «For the poorest countries, whose labour costs are low but who often find the very high tariffs selling into the wealthy countries» markets, it is essential if they're to stand on their own two feet that they're allowed access into our markets.»

Labour does not offer a great deal more, focused primarily on low - cost initiatives and on changing mindsets, although the party does also offer a National Refuge Fund and wider access to Legal Aid for victims of domestic violence.

Commenting on the development, Labour Analyst, Austin Gammey, cautioned that it will be challenging for employers as Ghana's economy compels businesses to offer lower wages due to high cost of operations.

Many fashion companies have shifted production to markets with low labour costs and limited protections for workers» rights.

For games made in countries with lower labour costs or with strong subsidies for digital industry, like CD PROJEKT's The Witcher series growing into a behemoth, the risk is smaller (not to mention they own GOG, an actual games platform of their owFor games made in countries with lower labour costs or with strong subsidies for digital industry, like CD PROJEKT's The Witcher series growing into a behemoth, the risk is smaller (not to mention they own GOG, an actual games platform of their owfor digital industry, like CD PROJEKT's The Witcher series growing into a behemoth, the risk is smaller (not to mention they own GOG, an actual games platform of their own).

Much of what we take for granted in modern law firms — hourly billable targets, ever - increasing workloads, lengthening partnership tracks, client hoarding by partners, and more — can be traced at least in part to firms» established ability to dictate the terms of employment to a fairly low - cost and easily leveraged labour pool.

One option is for this type of work to be outsourced to a lower cost labour centre such as India.