French President Francois Hollande is trying to make France more competitive by slashing government spending and relaxing labour regulations.
Good labour relations made it easier for Harmony to win exemptions from some of South Africa's burdensome labour regulations.
France's notoriously burdensome labour regulations deter hiring full-time workers and ensure a strong demand for staff on short-term contracts.
In fact, much of the productivity-growth gap is explained by different labour regulations.
This, together with restrictive labour regulations, means that there is little non-oil foreign direct investment in Iran, except for pilot projects in the free-trade zones.
The other key element is structural reform - of labour regulations, pensions and the like - to make the country more dynamic and support growth.
Labour regulations are too rigid, raising the cost of doing business.
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This has allowed India's most successful companies to prosper despite the onerous labour regulations which protect a minority of job-holders at the expense of legions of job-seekers.
About a third of firms surveyed complain about labour regulations.
First, is there not a contradiction in his passion for the single market, which is basically about free and fair competition, and his wish to exempt the UK from EU labour regulations, which are a key part of every country's competitiveness?
The exigencies of the new-style labour market will put increasing pressure on governments not only to dismantle obsolete labour regulations, but to adapt to the growing need of both employers and workers for more flexible pensions, training and in the United States health care.
States with looser labour- and product-market regulations enjoy higher labour productivity.
Paul Krugman credits the Reagan-era assault on labour unions and regulations with a decline in workers' bargaining power.
But Labour argues that the regulations "mandate market tendering on the medical profession in all but the most exceptional circumstances".
Employment legislation has become more and more onerous as Labour has implemented new regulations such as the working time directive (from Europe), and new rights for consultation through works councils (again from Europe).
Problems have included price controls, which prevent below-cost selling, rigid labour laws and tough zoning regulations, which make it extremely difficult to build big stores.
Private companies labour under murky and sometimes contradictory regulations designed to leave them vulnerable to governmental whim.
Those without foundation skills often end up in informal labour, with no legal status, regulations or standard work conditions.
The publican disparages Labour's minimum wage and business regulations.
But, in pushing through necessary supply-side reforms in taxes, regulations, and capital and labour markets, he faces opposition from within his own party, from trade unions, from a varied array of professional lobbies, and even on occasion from business groups that are threatened by particular changes.
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My own response to this problem would be to loosen the regulations that make employing that surplus labour so difficult.
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Labour has also secured a Lords debate about the regulations later this month.
He acknowledged that the last Labour government could have done more after consulting on new regulations in 2003 but failing to implement them, but insisted the issue was a cross-party concern.
Labour is pretty much a fixed amount as there are staffing standards and regulations which must be met.
However, an amendment by Labour's Elaine Murray to bring forward a review into the new regulations being created today, fell.
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