Sentences with phrase «say labor costs»

Traveler advocates are angry but airlines say labor costs are up.

One of the Long Island businesses supporting Cuomo's $ 15 minimum wage push moved jobs to Mexico, saying labor costs there are cheaper.

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«These companies are moving out of Asia and coming to Africa to save labor costs,» said Fitsum Arega, who recently stepped down as head of the Ethiopian Investment Commission to become an adviser to the new prime minister.

«To maximize profitability, good operators focus on three areas — labor, rent and cost of goods sold,» he says.

«Our [point - of - sale] system gives percentages, and every night I look at lunch, dinner and our labor costs,» he says.

Gergawi said studies estimated the technique could cut building time by 50 to 70 percent and labor costs by 50 to 80 percent.

«As we see the rising costs of labor, it just makes sense,» CEO Leonard Comma said on Tuesday at the ICR Conference for investors in Orlando, according to Business Insider.

Chemical maker DuPont is providing the resin base, and Nike's engineers say that despite the fact that the raw material costs more than rubber, it's easier and faster to use, cutting down on labor.

SEOUL, March 27 - General Motors said its loss - making South Korean operations would file for bankruptcy if its union did not agree to cut labor costs by April 20, heaping pressure on workers and the South Korean government to swiftly agree a rescue plan.

«For these companies, maintaining a presence in key growth markets abroad is a priority, and so they are adapting to trends such as rising labor and shipping costs in China, rather than shying away from opportunities in global markets,» says Esch.

«I've got two lawsuits right now where it may cost us mid-six-figures because there's not enough labor out there to get it done,» said one contractor in the North Dallas area who declined to be identified.

«We looked at transportation costs, labor costs, productivity, and it made sense,» said Allan McArtor, chief executive of Airbus Group Inc. «We will be building single aisle airplanes (in Mobile) for a long, long time.»

Any labor cost increases, especially as we look to build and grow our business, would be crushing,» said Herv Breault, Philly Pretzel Factor franchisee.

«That's good news for workers because they can command higher compensation, but many small business owners aren't yet confident enough to raise prices to offset the higher labor costs,» Dunkelberg said.

«Labor costs have been depressed for a long time, and that can't continue,» says Zandi.

«It's private label, private branded, so we're not paying other brands as well, and we have a very efficient labor model, low - cost real estate,» Bird said in a «Mad Money» interview.

Arnold said this is the last phase of Chipotle's planned price increase and is a response to rising inflation in food and labor costs.

As I said in my comments, we do feel that we've got cost control measures in place that will help offset what's happening in the field with pressure on labor and materials.

CEO Jason Goldberg has said those cuts were meant to streamline staffing and costs as the business shifted from a labor - intensive flash - sale model, where tons of new products had to be sourced and prepped every day, to a more standard e-commerce shop with predictable inventory needs.

Builders say they can't lower prices much or build cheaper starter homes because of the high costs of land, labor and materials.

«The good news is that we are exporting more, but with the labor markets incredibly tight, labor costs are accelerating as well,» said Joel Naroff, chief economist at Naroff Economic Advisors in Holland, Pennsylvania.

«Franchisors will have to put into place compliance networks,» said Michael Lotito, co-chair of Littler's Workplace Policy Institute, part of global employment and labor law firm Littler Mendelson, P.C. Lotito warns compliance - related costs may eventually trickle down to consumers.

«While Gold Mantis was not subject to the F.B.I. raid,» she said in an email, «the Department of Justice action shows that the pressure on the construction site, across multiple contractors, was to cut labor costs by seeking out migrant workers least able to complain and then pressuring them to work in substandard conditions.»

Goldberg has said past layoffs at Fab were necessary cost reductions as he shifted the company's focus from a labor - intensive flash - sale model, where tons of new products had to be sourced and prepped every day, to a more standard e-commerce shop with predictable inventory needs.

«We have a clear set of actions underway to improve profitability through a combination of comp and beverage growth and savings across (cost of goods sold), waste and labor as we move through the back half of the year,» Chief Financial Officer Scott Maw said in a statement.

Valet Anywhere tried to make on - demand parking work for several months in New York, but founder Robert Kao says «there was no way» to charge a customer more money than it cost to pay for labor and the parking space.

«Roofers aren't electricians and vice versa, so I'm most interested in seeing how the costs of labor affect the end price to consumers,» says Vikram Aggarwal, CEO of EnergySage, an online marketplace of solar installers.

Carmakers and suppliers getting most of their aluminum and steel from U.S. producers may not shield them from rising costs, said Kristin Dziczek, director of the industry, labor and economics group at the Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Labor experts say the arrangement, a mash - up of sorts between an Uber - style gig economy and traditional employment arrangements, raises a number of questions related to employees having to shoulder much of the risk, cost and liability associated with deliveries.

In a separate release, Eurostat said total labor costs in the three months to September were 1.0 % higher than in the same period of 2012, while wages were 1.3 % higher.

The report said the problem isn't demand but the lack of buildable land, «along with rising costs for building materials and labor.»

The producer - price index, reflecting how much firms pay for everything from paper to trucks, rose a seasonally adjusted 0.4 % from November, led by a jump in energy costs, the Labor Department said Wednesday.

In the broadest terms, experts say, proximity to markets and skill clusters will matter more to business over time, and the nominal cost of an hour of labor will matter less.

The Department of Labor fiduciary rule is going to have a major impact on overhead costs and, eventually, client fees, say financial industry insiders.

The Labor Department said an index reflecting labor costs had its best showing in almost a decade, indicating that falling unemployment and faster hiring is translating into better wages — something notably absent in the recovery until receLabor Department said an index reflecting labor costs had its best showing in almost a decade, indicating that falling unemployment and faster hiring is translating into better wages — something notably absent in the recovery until recelabor costs had its best showing in almost a decade, indicating that falling unemployment and faster hiring is translating into better wages — something notably absent in the recovery until recently.

The opioid crisis has major costs for the U.S. economy, including the labor market, David Mericle, senior U.S. economist at Goldman Sachs, said in a Wednesday note.

«When you're talking about a $ 10 and $ 15 minimum wage, that has the potential to increase our labor costs 10 to 20 percent,» says Don Davey, a representative for Firehouse Subs.

«The trend of companies shifting to Vietnam from China will likely accelerate for at least two to three years, largely because of China's higher labor costs,» said Lee Jung Soon, who leads a business - incubation team of the Korea Trade - Investment Promotion Agency in Ho Chi Minh City.

Speaking at a European Central Bank conference in Portugal, Carney said policymakers would need to look at the extent to which stronger business investment offset a slowdown in consumption, as well as growth in wages and labor costs.

By keeping a close eye on operations and labor costs, Mazarakis says Seasons Pizza is able to offer the same $ 10 pizza deals and daily specials without skimping on quality ingredients.

«Labor is different in the U.S. than it is in Mexico when it comes to costs,» she says.

«Because of the cost of labor going up, I wouldn't be surprised to see more of this style of service, even in restaurants that aren't fast casual,» says Karen Malody, principal of Culinary Options LLC.

But the Labor party says Nash still has to explain why she told the Senate she had the «unanimous support» of the state ministers jointly responsible for the health star rating scheme for a new «cost benefit analysis».

Christian Porter said Australia's welfare system «was costing over 100 % of all income tax raised» under Labor after the GFC, and that it's «around 80 %» under the Coalition.

The company's chairman, Luxia Zhang, says: «Labor costs have doubled in the past five years and it is harder to find young people committed to the type of sorting job we offer here.

Reebok says it will swallow the increase in labor costs to support the new process.

District officials said they had to increase prices in order to keep pace with rising food and labor costs.

«Many of these incidents aren't that expensive, it's the labor costs of cleanup and fixing what's been damaged,» Scarmardo said.

As you say you are very familiar with all of the challenges to running the school meal program in SF, I wonder if you have a solution to propose to one of the largest barriers to improving the food — that is, the enormous bite that labor costs takes out of the nutrition budget.