personnel expenses; labor costs
General term for costs related to employees, including salaries, benefits, and training. Used in business and economic contexts.
We reduced overtime to cut personnel expenses.
Labor costs for this project account for half of the budget.
indirect labor costs
Specifically refers to labor costs not directly tied to production, such as administrative staff salaries. A more technical accounting term.
Indirect labor costs are not included in the manufacturing cost.
The company cut personnel costs due to financial difficulties.
Hiring more employees increases personnel costs.
Automation allowed the company to keep personnel costs down.
Personnel expenses are rising due to increases in the minimum wage.
Creating a new department incurs personnel costs.