subcontracting
noun[U]
MANAGEMENT,LAW(alsosub-contracting)uk/ˌsʌbkənˈtræktɪŋ/ustheactofpayinganoutsidepersonororganizationto doworkthat mightnormallybe done within anorganization:
Subcontracting is verycommonin theoilindustry.
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Overtime pay was eliminated, wages were cut by as much as 50 percent, andsubcontractingbecame rampant.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The company agreed to a five-day, 40-hour work week; equal division of work; nosubcontracting; and a 10 percent wage increase.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The 1996 strike was concerned primarily with the issue ofsubcontracting.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Direct costs are labor, material, andsubcontractingcosts, land.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Unions blamed management for underinvestment in capital improvements, and management blamed unions for demanding exorbitant pay, benefits, and strict limits on non-unionsubcontracting.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The manufacturing outsource option is a hybrid of both the shelter system and traditional contract manufacturing orsubcontracting.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.We weren't taking on anysubcontractingwork for anime production.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It evolved into a warranty provider bysubcontractingrepair work to services outside of the company's coverage area.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The contractor does this either through own labour or bysubcontractingpart of the work.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Temporary andsubcontractingworkers are excluded, and managers with the rank of section manager and above are considered part of management.
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