indirect labour
noun[U]
(USindirect labor)ukusACCOUNTING
theworkerswho are notdirectlyinvolvedinproducinggoodsorsupplyingservices, or thecostofpayingthoseworkers:
Indirectlabourincludesalllabournotdirectlyengagedinconvertingrawmaterialintofinishedproduct.
HR
in the UK,peoplewho areemployedby anagency, etc. toworkin aparticularcompanyratherthan beingemployeddirectlyby thatcompany:
Wehopetoreduceourlabourcosts,mainlywithregardtoindirectlabourincludingagencyandoffshoreworkers.
Compare
direct labour