direct labour
noun[U]
UKukusACCOUNTING(USdirect labor)
theworkerswho aredirectlyinvolvedinproducinggoodsorsupplyingservices, or thecostofpayingthoseworkers:
Directlaborcostsarerisingin themanufacturingsector.
Directlabourappearsin theaccountsaspartof thecostofgoodssold.
HR
peoplewhoworkin acompanyororganizationand areemployeddirectlyby it,ratherthan beingemployedby anagencyor anothercompany:
Theworkwascarriedout by amixtureofdirectlabourandcontractworkers.