Not exact matches
Some mountains are trimming the
cost of labour, and cutting peripheral services that do
not generate adequate returns.
If you don't pay special attention to that
labour component, you may
not reap the full benefit
of lower production
costs.
With the
cost of fuel rising, and the
cost of labour rising in China as well,
not everything made in China is that cheap anymore.
«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 that doesn't amount to much if
labour costs are less than 13 %
of total
costs, which Brodd and Helou say is the case for lithium battery manufacturers in the U.S.
Federally, it is
not illegal for an employer to pass on the
cost of training, says University
of Toronto
labour relations expert Dr. Laurel MacDowell.
The cash
cost of a residential property in terms
of weeks
of labour dropped and did
not catch up with the peak reached in 1989 until 2006.
Thus, the employer's total
cost of hiring
labour should
not be significantly increased after all
of the economic adjustments have taken place.»
Consequently, there may be greater
labour cost pressures than are evident in narrower official wage measures which do
not capture these forms
of payment.
On its own, however, faster economic growth will
not do enough to reduce unemployment significantly, unless it is accompanied by moderation in growth
of labour costs.
Dearest Lord teach me to be generous; Teach me to serve thee as thou deservest; To give and
not to count the
cost, To fight and
not to heed the wounds To toil and
not to seek for rest, To
labour and
not to seek reward, Save that
of knowing that I do thy will.10
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.
The evidence that is available about food production and processing, but
not included in the Green Paper, is that the sector's businesses are in the main under considerable financial pressure as a result
of falling real commodity prices, rising input
costs, increased government regulations, rising
labour costs, and lower retail margins.
Production
costs (especially
labour) continued to be an issue for growers, especially smaller growers who do
not benefit from economies
of scale.
One
Labour candidate who didn't even make it through the general election campaign was Cambridgeshire South East's John Cowan, a 35 - year - old whose «offensive remarks»
cost him the chance
of becoming an MP.
«Under
Labour's manifesto plans, health care funding would
not match the demand and
cost pressures on the health service,» said Anita Charlesworth, director
of research and economics at the Health Foundation.
As the Minority in Parliament, we are in strong solidarity with the
labour front in pressurising the NPP government to ensuring that the liberties
of the Ghanaian worker is
not infringed upon, while cooperating with all efforts targeted at improved
cost of living and the dignity
of the Ghanaian workforce.
Labour advisers were equally eager to tell me how the
cost of living narrative that dominated their conference was also gamed out months earlier, and was
not a panicked response to a shift in the national mood over the economy.
In response,
Labour changed tack, focusing on the «
cost of living crisis» facing ordinary people who don't yet feel the recovery.
We are
not here to ask Ed Miliband whether he agrees that tackling the
cost -
of - living crisis affecting hardworking families up and down the country is an excellent campaign for
Labour.
That would
not only create more jobs,
cost less and make life immediately easier for so many more people — it would help
Labour's key constituency
of voters.
As
Labour can
not win with business, it has moved to the safer ground
of defending the NHS and addressing the
cost of living crisis with promises to put an end to zero - hours contracts, raise the minimum wage and invest in housing.
Labour thinks that be endlessly saying «
cost of living crisis» it can push the issues it doesn't want to speak about
of the agenda.
But it must be careful — being honest that Brexit is going to hurt and that only
Labour can fix the messes and divisions the Tories have left is a start, but it much stretch every sinew to ensure the
costs of Brexit are
not borne by our people.
Here in percentage terms (after factoring in fixed
costs and manifesto pledges) are the degree to which the IFS thinks you are in the dark: you don't know 87 per cent
of the cuts
Labour would have to make if they stuck to their election promises, 82 per cent
of the Tory cuts that would come your way, 74 per cent
of the cuts the Lib Dems would have to make.
Not you again, the «war» cost Labour thousands of members and millions of voters not all of whom were «loony lefties», far from
Not you again, the «war»
cost Labour thousands
of members and millions
of voters
not all of whom were «loony lefties», far from
not all
of whom were «loony lefties», far from it.
It must also examine
cost implications as well as strategic necessities...» Angela Eagle assured us that the small print had
not been forgotten, but the wrong presentation could lose
Labour votes in Scotland, and Trident is surely
not one
of our absolute red lines.
I have to say I think this is all about the
Labour Party trying to detract from the point we have been making about the deal that they would have to do with the SNP, which is going to
cost people in this country a lot
of money and is
not something I think that we want to see - it would result in more debt, more borrowing, higher taxes.
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.
Don't
Labour [and Polly Toynbee] understand the irony
of bleating for another windfall tax, at the same time that it was announced that the New Deal has
cost # 3.6 bn, and yet youth unemployment has actually risen since 1997.
11.27 - Cameron says
Labour don't want to talk about debt they only want to talk about
cost of living.
Under the previous
Labour government, the NHS lost hundreds
of millions
of pounds through the treatment
of foreign patients where the
costs were
not recovered.
The chief secretary to the Treasury knocks both
Labour and Tories,
not hinting at any preference for either, and grabs the centre - ground by focusing on
cost of living
The impact
of tougher
labour market conditions
not reflected in the unemployment figures is being made worse by the rising
cost of living, SDLP MP Margaret Ritchie told Politics.co.uk.
«Their change
of heart is dishonest, it's hypocritical, and worst
of all,
Labour's plan would
cost the taxpayer more,
not less,» the deputy prime minister said.
May and her ministers — buoyant after their byelection victory in Copeland, Cumbria, where they seized the former
Labour stronghold from Jeremy Corbyn's party — are determined to continue broadening their appeal beyond Tory heartlands,
not least by helping those struggling with the
costs of housing and rent.
And
Labour MP Paul Flynn asked: «Should
not the people
of Brize Norton and the surrounding areas have the right to express the grief
of the nation, in order that we are all reminded
of the true
cost of war?»
Over the coming months
Labour will continue to set out radical but credible policies to earn our way to higher living standards for all,
not just a few and tackle this deep - seated
cost of living crisis.
Perhaps if
Labour had reciprocated the cooperation shown to them by the Conservatives when
Labour were in government we wouldn't have had to endure the horrors
of last Thursday, the injuries to police and members
of the public, or the millions in
costs to repair the damage and pay for the huge policing operation.
«The way British people get jobs
of the future is to get educated and more skilled because we can
not compete on
labour costs alone,» he added.
He criticised the
Labour campaign, saying that although the party was campaigning on the
cost of living, Ed Miliband did
not even know his own
cost of living.
Lord Mandelson, who was one
of the architects
of New
Labour, said many people were feeling bulldozed into a Brexit they did
not vote for, adding that the government's pursuit
of leaving the EU at any
cost must be challenged.
They claim 13
Labour candidates received visits from Harriet Harman's «pink bus» but did
not declare this in their local returns, with the
cost instead included in the national return; that the Lib Dems used an election battlebus to transport activists to constituencies which was
not included in the candidates» returns; and that the SNP leader, Nicola Sturgeon, «used a helicopter to campaign for SNP candidates in 12 target constituencies — at a
cost of # 35,000».
«In 2011, in one
of the first major policy announcements
of his leadership, Miliband said that
Labour would reduce the headline rate to # 6,000, but this did
not amount to a manifesto commitment... the policy was resisted by senior figures (said to include Ed Balls, shadow universities minister Liam Byrne, and policy review co-ordinator Jon Cruddas) concerned about the estimated # 2bn
cost.
Ed Miliband has at least taken advice and given the correct answer to the strike we do
not like strikes and we think they should get around the table but we do understand why people are striking, they are striking because they are agreeing with
labour the
cost of living crises is attacking the low paid and the professional teachers and nurses.
Similarly, I've argued that
Labour should focus on growth as well as the
cost of living; in other words, making the economic pie bigger, in addition to sharing it more equitably; being a party
of increased production,
not simply fairer distribution.
But if you are planning to reuse teabags for economy purpose, the best choice will be to shift from tea bag to tea leaf or tea granules or tea dust which comes cheaper as you are
not going to pay the
cost of the filter bags and strings, and the
labour of packing each tea bag.
As for the
cost of the repair, we're
not really supposed to comment on that here, but going to a mechanic shop or the dealership will always balloon your repair bill: they are
not only charging you for the parts, they are charging you for the
labour too.
Even if it really did need $ 375 worth
of labour to dismantle it, reassembling should
cost no more than that, if
not less...
This isn't scalable, neither in terms
of labour or
cost.