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LUMP LABOUR [2 records]

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Record 1 2015-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
  • Labour and Employment
CONT

This attitude, that there is only a fixed amount of work to be done, is sometimes called by economists the "lump-of-labor fallacy".

Key term(s)
  • lump of labour fallacy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
  • Travail et emploi

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remuneration (Personnel Management)
DEF

Type of labo(u)r met particularly in the construction industry, and sometimes known as labo(u)r-only subcontracting.

OBS

Lump labo(u)r workers are self-employed and are paid a lump sum per day's work or per amount of completed work either by the contractor or by an agent or so-called labo(u)r master who in turn is paid by the contractor a lump sum for work done. Lump labo(u)rers in the UK have been notorious for avoiding national insurance contributions and income tax, sometimes by moving about the country and/or working under assumed names. The lump labour system has also been criticized as enabling employers to avoid accident and other insurance payments, and as encouraging unsafe working conditions.

OBS

lump labo(u)r

Key term(s)
  • lump labour

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)

Spanish

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