indirect labour
noun [ U ]
( US indirect labor) ukus ACCOUNTING
the workers who are not directly involved in producing goods or supplying services, or the cost of paying those workers:
Indirect labour includes all labour not directly engaged in converting raw material into finished product.
HR
in the UK, people who are employed by an agency, etc. to work in a particular company rather than being employed directly by that company:
We hope to reduce our labour costs, mainly with regard to indirect labour including agency and offshore workers.
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direct labour