Sentence examples for cutting labour from inspiring English sources

Terms and conditions have been cut through the deliberate actions of various employers (including the large labour-using clients) aimed at cutting labour costs.

In fixed-line telecoms that means cutting labour, which comprises about half of BT's expenses.

They must find ways of cutting labour costs and boosting productivity.

But extra productivity can be harmful, while profit is achieved primarily by cutting labour, which is the most expensive input.

Because it is often human input that makes the products of these industries valuable, cutting labour would be self-defeating.Historical data confirm that the cost disease is real.

In his conference speech last week Ed Miliband said the Tories saw the global race as an excuse for cutting labour rights.

The key factor in the defeat was the split of the Social Democratic Party from Labour, which succeeded in massively cutting the Labour vote and splitting opposition to the Tories.

This serves two purposes for the Tories: first by framing the contest as a Tory tax cutting versus Labour higher spending clash and, second, by casting Labour as unfriendly to business.

All successful adjustments in Latin America involved huge initial devaluations and immediate reductions in real wages, thus cutting unit labour costs.

The explanation is that productivity has grown even faster than wages, expanding by 20% a year in industry, cutting unit labour costs.

Tempting as it will be for them to spite the Lib Dems' face, they would do so at the risk of cutting off Labour's nose.