Sentences with phrase «higher labour costs»

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.

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

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

Government policy in the last century addressed high labour costs by imposing tariffs to make it more economical to produce products locally than to import them.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 barriers to commercialisation include high labour costs.

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.

While the country is still the world's largest clothing exporter with enormous production capacity, oversupply at home, high labour costs, and rising global protectionism have all eroded its competitiveness.

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.

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.

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

Organic produce often simply costs more to produce and distribute due to higher labour costs and smaller economies of scale.

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.

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