Problem

Labour hoarding by employers

Other Names:
Hoarding of workers
Nature:

Labour hoarding is the practice adopted by some companies of retaining their labour force intact, during a decline in demand, thus reducing the productivity of labour and raising the average variable cost per unit of output.

Values:
Hoarding
Subject(s):
Economics Resource utilization
Social Activity Employers
Social Activity Human resources
Social Activity Work
Social Activity Workers
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
GOAL 4: Quality EducationGOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems
Date of last update
05.08.2019 – 22:20 CEST