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INDIRECT LABOUR COST [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-02-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Employment Benefits
- Remuneration (Personnel Management)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- labour burden
1, record 1, English, labour%20burden
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- payroll burden 1, record 1, English, payroll%20burden
correct
- indirect labour cost 1, record 1, English, indirect%20labour%20cost
correct
- indirect labor cost 1, record 1, English, indirect%20labor%20cost
correct
- non-wage labour cost 2, record 1, English, non%2Dwage%20labour%20cost
correct
- non-wage labor cost 3, record 1, English, non%2Dwage%20labor%20cost
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The cost, other than the base wage or salary, attributable to the presence of employees on the payroll and including employer-paid taxes, insurance and fringe benefits, whether statutory or optional, that the employer must pay. 1, record 1, English, - labour%20burden
Record 1, Key term(s)
- labor burden
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Avantages sociaux
- Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- coût salarial indirect
1, record 1, French, co%C3%BBt%20salarial%20indirect
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- coût de main-d'œuvre non salarial 2, record 1, French, co%C3%BBt%20de%20main%2Dd%27%26oelig%3Buvre%20non%20salarial
avoid, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Coût pour l'employeur des avantages obligatoires ou volontaires qu'il accorde à ses salariés, en sus du salaire de base, et qui comprennent généralement les avantages sociaux, les charges sociales et les assurances. 3, record 1, French, - co%C3%BBt%20salarial%20indirect
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Charges annexes au salaire brut, obligatoires ou non, constituées essentiellement des cotisations sociales versées par les employeurs. 2, record 1, French, - co%C3%BBt%20salarial%20indirect
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il convient d'éviter de parler dans ce cas des coûts de main-d'œuvre non salariaux. 2, record 1, French, - co%C3%BBt%20salarial%20indirect
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-02-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Cost Accounting
- Financial and Budgetary Management
- Production (Economics)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- indirect labour cost
1, record 2, English, indirect%20labour%20cost
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- indirect labor cost 2, record 2, English, indirect%20labor%20cost
correct
- indirect labour 3, record 2, English, indirect%20labour
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The cost of labour for employees who do not actually perform the work or sell the goods, but perform administrative functions, such as a company’s supervisors, managers, executives and administrative support staff. 4, record 2, English, - indirect%20labour%20cost
Record 2, Key term(s)
- indirect labor
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Comptabilité analytique
- Gestion budgétaire et financière
- Production (Économie)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- coût de main-d'œuvre indirecte
1, record 2, French, co%C3%BBt%20de%20main%2Dd%27%26oelig%3Buvre%20indirecte
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Frais engagés pour les employés qui ne participent pas directement à un travail ou à la vente de biens, mais qui remplissent des fonctions administratives (par exemple les superviseurs, les directeurs, les cadres et le personnel de soutien administratif). 2, record 2, French, - co%C3%BBt%20de%20main%2Dd%27%26oelig%3Buvre%20indirecte
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Contabilidad de costos
- Gestión presupuestaria y financiera
- Producción (Economía)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- mano de obra indirecta
1, record 2, Spanish, mano%20de%20obra%20indirecta
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-05-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Currency and Foreign Exchange
- Banking
- Economics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- monetary easing
1, record 3, English, monetary%20easing
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In Germany... faster unit labour cost growth and increases in various administrative and indirect taxes are forecast to keep inflation high in the near term and thereby restrain the room for European monetary easing. 2, record 3, English, - monetary%20easing
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Politique monétaire et marché des changes
- Banque
- Économique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- assouplissement monétaire
1, record 3, French, assouplissement%20mon%C3%A9taire
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- détente monétaire 2, record 3, French, d%C3%A9tente%20mon%C3%A9taire
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2014-12-02
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Market Prices
- Commercial Law
- Government Contracts
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- negotiated final overhead rates 1, record 4, English, negotiated%20final%20overhead%20rates
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A percentage or dollar factor which expresses the ratio(s) mutually agreed upon by the Government and the contractor, at the close of a regularly stated period(preferably the contractor's fiscal year) of indirect expense incurred in the period of direct labour, manufacturing cost, cost of sales, or other appropriate base of the same period. Such rate is used as a means of determining the amount of reimbursement under a contract for the applicable indirect costs. 1, record 4, English, - negotiated%20final%20overhead%20rates
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Prix (Commercialisation)
- Droit commercial
- Marchés publics
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- taux de frais généraux définitifs négociés
1, record 4, French, taux%20de%20frais%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9raux%20d%C3%A9finitifs%20n%C3%A9goci%C3%A9s
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Facteur, en pourcentage ou en dollars, représentant la(les) proportions(s) acceptée(s) d'un commun accord par le gouvernement et l'entrepreneur, à la clôture d'une période régulière désignée (de préférence, l'année d'exercice de l'entrepreneur), des charges indirectes, durant ladite période relativement à la main-d'œuvre directe, aux frais de fabrication, au prix revient de distribution, ou selon toute autre base appropriée pour la même période. Ces taux servent à déterminer le montant à rembourser au titre d'un contrat pour les frais indirects pertinents. 1, record 4, French, - taux%20de%20frais%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9raux%20d%C3%A9finitifs%20n%C3%A9goci%C3%A9s
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2014-11-24
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Taxation
- Operating Systems (Software)
- Accounting
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- acquisition and production costs
1, record 5, English, acquisition%20and%20production%20costs
correct, plural
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
- APC 1, record 5, English, APC
correct
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Acquisition and production costs are the upper limit for the valuation of an asset in the balance sheet. If the asset is purchased, the purchase cost include all costs pertaining to the purchase plus incidental acquisition costs minus any reductions. If the asset is acquired by in-house production, the production costs include direct and indirect material, direct and indirect labour costs, special direct production costs and appropriate administrative costs(these can be included). 1, record 5, English, - acquisition%20and%20production%20costs
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Fiscalité
- Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)
- Comptabilité
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- coûts d'acquisition et de production
1, record 5, French, co%C3%BBts%20d%27acquisition%20et%20de%20production
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les coûts d'acquisition et de production constituent la borne supérieure de la valorisation de l'immobilisation dans le bilan. Si l'immobilisation est achetée, le coût d'achat comprend tous les coûts touchant l'achat plus les coûts accessoires moins toute réduction. Si on se procure l'immobilisation au moyen d'une production interne, les coûts de production comprennent les coûts directs et indirects des matériaux, les coûts directs et indirects de la main-d'œuvre, les coûts de production directs spéciaux et les coûts administratifs appropriés (inclusion facultative). 1, record 5, French, - co%C3%BBts%20d%27acquisition%20et%20de%20production
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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