Sentences with phrase «weak labour market»

The profits recovery has been driven by continued strong productivity growth in conjunction with subdued compensation growth (due to the weak labour market), which has seen unit labour costs fall by 5 per cent since June 2001 — the largest fall on record (Graph A4).

Household income growth has been held back by weak labour market conditions.

The plan would not begin until 2017, perhaps to avoid concerns of placing additional payroll taxes on firms during a relatively weak labour market.

In weak labour markets, it is difficult for center - left parties to appeal to both groups.

It can even reduce employment chances by limiting the time available for job search and by failing to provide the skills and experience valued by employers»; and «Workfare is least effective in getting people into jobs in weak labour markets where unemployment is high.»

CDEP would continue to operate for eligible people in remote locations and regional location with weaker labour markets.

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«Foreign work experience is largely discounted by Canadian employers when the immigrant first enters the Canadian labour market, and it is a weak predictor of economic success,» the analysis said.

Consistent with the generally weaker outcomes across the region, consumer price inflation has slowed in most countries and labour markets appear to have softened.

The labour market has also remained weak, with the unemployment rate continuing to hover around 5 1/4 to 5 1/2 per cent, as has been the case for the past 18 months or so.

While the labour market remains weak, there are tentative signs that the stronger economic growth is beginning to have some impact.

However, despite the valiant efforts of left Rawlsians to press down hard on pre-distribution and force it to yield some radical implications (O'Neill and Williamson, 2012; Doron, 2012), in Miliband's formulation it seems a weak reed, relying on labour market interventions such as education and training to alter distributional outcomes.

«Economic stabilisers» are social security payments, and wage and housing subsidies (tax credits and housing benefit) that rise when labour markets are weak and wages stagnate during economic crises.

First, corporate profits are booming because of declining commodity prices and a weak jobs market that has driven down the cost of labour (the share of U.S. GDP going to labour income is at its lowest level in 50 years).

More recently, the IPA has been the driving force behind the establishment of a number of new non-profit front groups, including the Australian Environment Foundation - which campaigns for weaker environmental laws - Independent Contractors of Australia - which campaigns for an end to workplace safety laws and a general deregulation of the labour market, and the ironically named Owner Drivers Australia, which campaigns against safety and work standard for truck drivers.

The labour market has been subdued since late 2011, characterised by weak employment growth, a falling participation rate and a rising unemployment rate, although outcomes since the beginning of 2014 have been more positive.