Growth in U.S. labor costs unexpectedly slowed in the fourth quarter, leading to the smallest annual increase in 4-1/2 years, ...

Featherbedding requires employers to increase labor costs by hiring unnecessary workers or slowing productivity, a practice often driven by union demands.

Parts and labor costs dropped in the fourth quarter last year. After rising in the third quarter of 2024, following three consecutive quarterly decreases, combined parts and labor costs fell again by ...

“If we are to build a better America, we must build more and better housing.” The then-General President of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters said this at our convention in 1974. At that time, the ...

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UK retailers are shifting workforce strategy as rising employment costs put pressure on labour budgets, according to a new industry survey.

Have you ever wondered how much the cost of employing someone varies across different parts of Europe? The answer is very wide. The maximum-to-minimum ratio is more than five times, showing the level ...

Business costs and labour costs are the overwhelmingly dominating concerns for small and medium sized enterprises this year.

UK retailers are preparing to cut staff hours, reduce overtime, and eliminate jobs as rising labour costs reshape hiring decisions. New data from the British Retail Consortium shows employment ...