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1Labour economics — seeks to understand the functioning of the market and dynamics for labour. Labour markets function through the interaction of workers and employers. Labour economics looks at the suppliers of labour services (workers), the demanders of labour… …
2Labour power — (in German: Arbeitskraft , or labour force) is a crucial concept used by Karl Marx in his critique of capitalist political economy. He regarded labour power as the most important of the productive forces. Under capitalism, according to Marx, the… …
3labour — la‧bour [ˈleɪbə ǁ ər] , labor noun [uncountable] 1. work involving a lot of physical or mental effort: • The garage charges £65 an hour for labour. • those involved in repetitive, unskilled manual labour (= work that involves using your …
4Labour productivity — is defined by the OECD to be the ratio of a volume measure of output to a volume measure of input OECD Manual: “Measuring Productivity; Measurement of Aggregate and Industry Level Productivity Growth.” (2002) Volume measures of output are… …
5Labour Unions (Moral Aspects) — Labour Unions (Moral Aspects) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Labour Unions (Moral Aspects) Since a labour union is a society, its moral aspects are determined by its constitution, its end, its results, and the means employed in pursuit of… …
6Labour and Labour Legislation — • Labour is work done by mind or body either partly or wholly for the purpose of producing utilities Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Labour and Labour Legislation Labour and Labour Legislation …
7Labour hire — is the term applied to provision of outsourced skilled and unskilled blue collar workers hired for short or long term positions.The workers, known as field employees, temps, on hired employees or even just employees, are employed by the labour… …
8labour — (US & Austral. labor) ► NOUN 1) work, especially hard physical work. 2) workers collectively. 3) (Labour) the Labour Party. 4) the process of childbirth. ► VERB 1) work hard …
9labour camp — labour camps N COUNT A labour camp is a kind of prison, where the prisoners are forced to do hard, physical work, usually outdoors. (in AM, use labor camp) …
10labour camp — BrE labor camp AmE n a prison camp where prisoners have to do hard physical work …
