Sentences with phrase «high labour costs»

The much awaited Labour Productivity Data was released last Tuesday, shedding a glimpse of improvement from the devastating downpour of declined productivity and hourly compensation and uncomfortably high labour costs ending 2008.

A pre-election report from the Toronto Region Board of Trade says Ontario businesses face challenges including high labour costs and energy prices, and urges the next government to cut property taxes to help keep companies competitive.

It's the latest Australian franchise business to feel some stress under the weight of high labour costs and rents.

Despite high volumes, Australia's historically commodity - based markets have low margins, with high labour costs decreasing competitiveness and significant competition in saturated markets driving down prices.

He cited the high Australian dollar, comparatively high labour costs, and dramatically cheaper imports as factors.

See Appendix A. 1 for more information * There are a number of broad Australian comparative disadvantages such as high labour costs, a dispersed and geographically isolated market and small population which impact the MTP sector.

Other unfavourable factors include weakening market demand amid the economic downturn, administrative inefficiency, non-transparent legal systems, foreign exchange controls, high tax rates and high labour costs, the report said.

Businesses have been sounding the alarm for some time, warning that higher labour costs will lead to price increases, layoffs and reduced hours for the people who can least afford it.

After the analyst asked a question about whether the company could reach its 25 - per - cent gross margin target on the Model 3, chief financial officer Deepak Ahuja said recently imposed tariffs, more expensive commodities and higher labour costs factored into the company's guidance.

Outgoing Coles managing director John Durkan, who is set to hand the reins to Steven Cain before the demerger, still expects the retailer to return to profit growth in the June half despite a «small headwind» from higher labour costs.

Higher labour costs, due to skill shortages, and higher material costs, particularly for steel products, contributed to this price movement.

So far, however, this has failed to translate into rising consumer price inflation, because the strength of the US dollar and falling prices for raw materials have offset higher labour costs.

Organic foods can be more expensive because farmers have higher labour costs and a different economy of scale; however when buying organic you're paying the real cost of producing real food that is better for the environment, animal welfare and our health.

The Fair Work Commission has axed Domino's Pizza's long expired agreements that paid thousands of workers significantly below minimum rates, leaving the franchise facing tens of million of dollars in higher labour costs.

Australia has always been a high labour cost country and this situation is unlikely to change.

Meat industry employers objected to red tape and higher labour costs, but community standards were enforced, most operators complied, and the worst operators eventually left the business.

She points out that organizations in certain parts of the sector may have legitimate reasons for spending more on administration, such as higher labour costs.

The main problem with Belgium is the high labour cost and taxation.

Not exact matches

Most of the experiments endeavour to reduce insect farming's most expensive input, human labour, which accounts for a stunningly high 60 % of costs (in the heavily mechanized cattle farming industry, by comparison, it's rare for labour costs to reach even half of that).

We then use that to build out two additional scenarios: one assuming a doubling of the current minimum wage plus factoring in the cost of fire and building safety improvements based on data from the Worker Rights Consortium; and another using a «living wage» figure from the East Asia labour organization Asia Floor Wage, which is considered at the high end of labour reform demands.

Perhaps most important, an increased focus on innovation could also counter the relatively high cost of Canadian labour and the impact of the more valuable dollar on export levels.

In recent years, the country's largest carrier has been hamstrung by high costs, in large part because of its labour agreements.

Rheault notes that the logistical advantages of interior China outweigh labour costs that are now higher than those of upstart neighbours like Cambodia or Bangladesh.

There's a familiar pattern in the company's history: keep high - stakes R&D in Toronto; punt lower margin commodity business to sites where labour costs are lower (Celestica operates 20 facilities in 14 countries including Mexico, Taiwan and Malaysia).

The economy is operating at a high level of capacity utilisation, the labour market is relatively tight, and there have been some large increases in raw materials costs.

Long - term interest rates are currently low due to low global inflation expectations and moderate growth potential in Canada due to lower oil prices, a heavily indebted household sector and a weakened manufacturing base due to relatively high unit labour costs.

It's contribution to the national economy in this regard is unmatched, and its efficiency at providing those services is largely unrewarded — high - volumes with very low labour costs i.e. few BC jobs and wages.

But if that innovation itself requires labour to think up the new idea, test it, and implement it, then high wages increase the costs of innovation too.

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.

Similarly, unit labour costs (based on compensation per hour worked) picked up a little in the December quarter, rising by 1.4 per cent to be 2.3 per cent higher than a year ago.

U.S. softwood lumber production is on the rise, with more Canadian - owned sawmills located in the U.S. than in Canada due to lower labour costs, higher timber availability, and higher demand.

Meanwhile, our unit labour costs are relatively high, and Canada's manufacturing capacity is stretched because so many plants and jobs disappeared during the era of the soaring loonie.

Unit labour costs (based on compensation per hour worked) increased by 0.9 per cent in the March quarter, to be 2.4 per cent higher over the year.

Also, if domestic economic activity and demand were to be even stronger than expected, given the existing strength of the labour market, upward pressure on labour costs could emerge, eventually pushing inflation higher.

This increase was largely attributable to house purchase costs — which rose by 1 per cent in the quarter, to be 6.4 per cent higher over the year — in turn reflecting higher costs of labour and materials.

The international comparisons shown here suggest, however, that growth in unit labour costs in Australia has still been on the high side over the past couple of years, given the rate of unemployment.

Core inflation has drifted higher over the past year, as slowing productivity growth has pushed up growth in unit labour costs, albeit from a very low level.

Unit labour costs (based on compensation per hour worked) grew by 1.3 per cent in the June quarter to be 2.8 per cent higher over the year, which is around the average growth rate of the past few years.

Strong labour markets and historically low borrowing costs have allowed Canada's households to amass one of the highest debt - to - income ratios in the developed world.

AUSTRALIA is a high - cost player in the global market - our costs of production have always been higher than those of the US and Brazil and others with whom we compete - and that is mainly related to labour costs and Government charges.

We provide a range of solutions for processing convenience food, including Cabinplant's complete, cost - effective and labour - saving processing line for spring rolls, which guarantees to match the high quality of hand - rolled spring rolls.

Currently, the cost of this is as high as 5 % of a manufacturer's turnover driven by factors such as increasing labour costs.

The high cost of transport is an issue if they're to manufacture them here and export; however, Ashley says the posts can be manufactured in any country, using the country's recycled plastic, its timber and labour force.

He also says the costs of production are higher because organic farmers don't use synthetic chemicals to grow crops and that means farmers, like him, use manual labour to tackle pests and weeds.

Our staff is on their hands and knees across a 10 to 15 acre paddock so depending on the crop, labour costs are 30 to 40 per cent higher than for conventional farms.

High health care costs, a lack of interest in repetitive manual labour and rising worker wages has led to an explosion of automated machinery, according to Intelligrated.

Economically speaking, the selling price of organic rice in the Ebro Delta is higher than conventional rice, and permits greater profit to farmers, in spite of the major cost of labour (organic farming of this particular system needs 25 percent more than conventional farming) and lower yields -LRB--15 percent in organic paddy fields).

The reduced profitability of the seafood processing industry in 2014 appears to have been driven by higher labour, energy and other operating costs.

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.»

Sadiq Khan's mayoral campaign ran into trouble this week when it was reported that Transport for London (TfL) estimated the cost of the Labour candidate's transport fares scheme to be much higher than he claims.