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It is mainly the indirect labour costs that are proving pernicious in Europe.

The causes include: unemployment, hunger, poverty affecting large parts of society, high indirect labour costs, competition and the desire to achieve maximum profit.

In accordance with the employment policy guidelines, it is important that Member States should reduce indirect labour costs, particularly those arising from poorly qualified labour.

On reducing the indirect labour costs arising from national law, the Commission has pointed out that SMEs are hit hardest by relatively high tax burdens and contributions.

It follows that we must - and I think that this is also one of the issues - try to reduce the indirect labour costs, and the Lisbon process can play some part in this.

The prospect of actually successfully solving the problem of mass unemployment in the coming fourth quarter is made fainter by mounting indirect labour costs and the failure of the European Union, among others, to solve the problems caused by distortions of competition.

Under the contract with ISS Philips undertook to pay ISS a fixed monthly sum to cover ISS's direct and indirect labour costs, insurance, the upkeep of the workplace and the costs of management.

I would repeat that the informal meeting of the social affairs ministers gave a number of very valuable boosts to the Committee's debates and certainly to the whole consideration of what might be done to reduce indirect labour costs at European level by good coordination and good cooperation by the Member States.

Indirect labor costs are the wages paid to other factory employees involved in production.

It is mainly the indirect labour costs that are proving pernicious in Europe.

The causes include: unemployment, hunger, poverty affecting large parts of society, high indirect labour costs, competition and the desire to achieve maximum profit.

In accordance with the employment policy guidelines, it is important that Member States should reduce indirect labour costs, particularly those arising from poorly qualified labour.

On reducing the indirect labour costs arising from national law, the Commission has pointed out that SMEs are hit hardest by relatively high tax burdens and contributions.

It follows that we must - and I think that this is also one of the issues - try to reduce the indirect labour costs, and the Lisbon process can play some part in this.

"When you automate, you get rid of direct labor, but you add indirect labor costs for very skilled people to maintain the more complicated equipment," said Thomas E. Davis, Altec's controller.

For instance, the labor charges of the event planner for the Law Enforcement Conference (LEC) totaled $121,691 which was based on a flat hourly rate that included "all direct and indirect labor costs."

The prospect of actually successfully solving the problem of mass unemployment in the coming fourth quarter is made fainter by mounting indirect labour costs and the failure of the European Union, among others, to solve the problems caused by distortions of competition.

Under the contract with ISS Philips undertook to pay ISS a fixed monthly sum to cover ISS's direct and indirect labour costs, insurance, the upkeep of the workplace and the costs of management.

Indirect costs include such things as indirect labor costs, employee benefit expenses, indirect material costs, purchasing costs, handling costs, storage costs, rent, taxes, insurance, utilities, engineering and design costs, tools and equipment, bidding costs, interest, and licensing and franchise costs.

I would repeat that the informal meeting of the social affairs ministers gave a number of very valuable boosts to the Committee's debates and certainly to the whole consideration of what might be done to reduce indirect labour costs at European level by good coordination and good cooperation by the Member States.