indirect labour

indirect labour
1) Employees of a contractor who carry out work for another organization. This organization employs the contractor to supply the labour for a particular task. For example, some councils use a contractor, and indirect labour, to collect refuse.
2) The part of a workforce in an organization that does not directly produce goods or provide the service that the organization sells. Indirect labour includes office staff, cleaners, canteen workers, etc. Compare direct labour

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