LABOR MARKET FLEXIBILITY
Willingness and ability of the company to make necessary changes in terms of the number of employees they hire and hours worked by them. It is an essential aspect to keep up with the market conditions and to achieve macroeconomic objectives. A flexible firm can work with minimal regulations regarding the labor market, can set wages such as minimum wage, fire employees at willpower, and change their work schedules. A company with low flexibility is bounded with minimum wage restrictions and requirements from trade unions.
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Highly Leveraged Transaction - HLT
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Form 5
A document that must be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by an insider who has conducted insider transactions during the yea ...
Countersignature
Additional signature from an official or professional on a document that has already been signed. Serving as confirmation or authentication, it is ...
Average Collection Period
The amount of time for a business to receive payments owed.
Primary Regulator
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| 15:30 | Durable Goods Orders | Nov | |
| 16:00 | NBB Business Climate | Jan | |
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| 02:01 | BRC Shop Price Index | Jan | |
| 02:30 | NAB Business Confidence | Dec | |
| 04:00 | Credit Card Spending | Dec |
