indirect labour (AmE spelling indirect labour labor) noun [U]

1 (Accounting ; HR )

the people in a business who are not directly involved in producing goods or providing services, for example senior managers, secretaries, etc.; the money that is spent on these people:

As technology advanced, labour costs decreased and indirect labour increased.

We aim to reduce indirect labour costs by removing some layers of supervision.

⇨ INDIRECT COST, INDIRECT MATERIALS, INDIRECT OVERHEAD

2 (HR )

people who work for a company or an organization but are employed by an independent business that provides their services under a contract:

In the case of indirect labour, the employer obtains labour through a third party without having workers on his payroll.

DIRECT LABOUR

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