Subcontracting
Subcontracting (outsourcing) is the arrangement by an employer to have another firm make goods or perform work that could be accomplished by the employer's own bargaining unit employees, usually because the subcontracted work can be done more efficiently or for less cost.
Definitions
According to Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining by Michael R. Carrell and Christina Heavrin (10th edition),
- Subcontracting (outsourcing). The arrangement by an employer to have another firm make goods or perform work that could be accomplished by the employer's own bargaining unit employees, usually because the subcontracted work can be done more efficiently or for less cost.
Related concepts
- Labor relations. The systematic study of attitudes, motivations, and behaviors which two or more job-market actors assume toward each another.
