Sector-level compensation and employment Industry-level compensation and employment International comparisons (including comparison with China) BLS has developed estimates of employment and hourly compensation costs in India's organized manufacturing sector. Compensation costs for India are not directly comparable with the data for the other countries published by BLS (see Data Features section below). A complete discussion of data comparability issues and methods used to calculate the estimates can be found in the May 2010 Monthly Labor Review article "Labor costs in India's organized manufacturing sector". The "organized sector" refers to the portion of India's manufacturing activity that is formally registered with state governments, and is thus subject to regulation. It is important to note the following aspects of Indian source data that limit comparability with BLS estimates of compensation in other countries: India�s central statistics office does not adjust data from its Annual Survey of Industries (ASI), the source of the BLS estimates, to correct for missing, incomplete, or incorrect data.
In addition, penalties for noncompliance are rarely enforced. The data are thus less reliable than survey data that have been adjusted by the receiving statistical agency, or than data that are weighted to be representative of the entire survey population. Organized vs. unorganized sector These data cover India's organized manufacturing sector only, that is, the portion of India's manufacturing activity that is formally registered with state governments, and is thus subject to regulation. The unorganized sector is not regulated, and little data exist for its enterprises. The organized sector produces two-thirds of India's manufacturing output; however, close to 80 percent of Indian manufacturing employees work in the unorganized sector. The lack of information on the unorganized sector means that a large segment of the manufacturing workforce is not represented in these data. Contract workers, who are cheaper to employ because they are often not provided with benefits such as social insurance and paid vacation, make up a significant and growing portion of manufacturing workers in India (see Table 1).
Data do not exist to remove contract workers' earnings from the earnings of other workers, as BLS does for its main series; as a result, it is likely that the labor cost estimates are lower than they would be if they excluded contract workers. Hours actually worked are not recorded by the ASI; thus, it is not clear how much work occurs "off the books." Information gained from personal interviews indicates that overtime work is common, but that it is not always compensated at the legally required rate of two times the usual salary. Although earnings, hours, and employment that are not documented by employers likely affect the hourly compensation estimates presented below, no adjustments have been made because the magnitude of the unrecorded data is not known. Hourly compensation costs have grown steadily in both rupees and in U.S. dollars, but the rate of increase for production workers has been slower than the rate for all manufacturing employees. See Chart 1 and Table 1. Average hourly earnings in rupees (hourly pay for time worked)
Hourly compensation in rupees Hourly Compensation in U.S. dollars Pay for time worked is primarily base wages and salaries, overtime pay, regular bonuses and premiums (paid each pay period), and cost of living adjustments. Compensation costs include pay for time worked, directly-paid benefits (excluding payment in kind), social insurance expenditures, and labor-related taxes. See the technical notes at www.bls.gov/ilc/ichcctn.pdf for complete definitions. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, International Labor Comparisons The gap between the compensation costs of production workers and non-production workers has nearly doubled in the past five years. Employment of non-production and directly employed production workers has been growing since 2004, but not nearly as quickly as production workers employed through contractors. Workers hired through contractors likely earn less than directly hired workers, and their increasing numbers are one of the underlying reasons for the increasing gap between production and non-production worker compensation.
Index: 1999 = 100 Production workers directly employed Production workers employed through contractors There is a fairly wide disparity in hourly compensation costs across manufacturing industries in India. In 2010, compensation for industries in the top quartile was on average about three times the compensation for industries in the bottom quartile. But the highest and lowest compensated industries in India tended to be similar to those in other countries: coke and petroleum products is generally among the highest paid industries, while wood, leather, textiles, and apparel products manufacturing are commonly lower paid industries. In India, nearly 40 percent of organized manufacturing sector employees are in the low-paying food, beverage, and tobacco and the textiles, leather, and apparel industries. Indian manufacturing compensation costs are increasing relative to other countries, but still remain far below those of most other countries covered by BLS. Although BLS hourly compensation cost estimates for India are not directly comparable with those for China or the United States, it is possible to look at them together for a rough indication of their relative compensation costs.
There are several technical limitations with comparing India's manufacturing compensation costs with China�s that diminish the meaningfulness of direct level comparisons between the two. It does appear, however, that costs in China are growing at a faster rate than in India. While social insurance costs as a percentage of total compensation have been rising in China, they have been on the decline in India. These diverging trends are a major reason why total compensation costs in China are increasing relative to costs in India. Last Modified Date: August 28, 2013It was London Toy Fair last weekend, Nuremberg this week and New York in a couple of weeks time - now is the time of year when toy makers unveil their new products. Having teased their new sets in London, Lego showed off all their upcoming brick building brands in Nuremberg today. These are the sets that will be coming to stores through the year, and will likely end up on Christmas and Birthday lists. They aren’t cheap, so a little research into which you will invest in is essential.
Here’s a run down of what is coming from Lego in 2016 . Lego has developed a trend of using video game play styles in their toys, but taking this into physical play in the real world. This year it starts with sets for The Angry Birds Movie. These take the projectile play of Angry Birds and transform them into brick building fun. The gaming theme is continued with new Mixels Series 7, 8 and 9 . These are collectible characters designed to offer children the chance to invent their own crazy heros. There's a cartoon for the toys on Cartoon Network and a gaming app for tablets. The Lego Nexo Knights sets offer more traditional Lego castle-style building, but again there is a related video-game. Characters in the packs unlock different skills and abilities in the virtual world too. Imaginary play around real world scenarios isn't going away though. The Lego City offers a couple of different build able scenarios. Lego City Airport brings a range of different aircraft, hangers, support vehicles and passengers with sets that cover almost every aspect of Airport life.
There’s even a VIP passenger jet. Lego City Volcano Explorers extends the city in a fantasy direction. A combination of mountains and erupting volcanoes provide the scene for a range of toy vehicles, massive mining machinery and hard-hatted mini-figures. For those wanting a challenge, the Lego Technic Bucket Wheel Excavator has over 4,000 pieces and includes fully-motorised features. The scale is impressive, although perhaps for more expert builders. Lego Friends extends the more style-centric play with sets focused on the fair ground. As before these include slightly larger characters to accommodate accessories and more character-centric play. Lego Disney Princess uses this same revised style of mini-figure character in a new set for Beauty and the Beast. Belle’s Enchanted Castle features all the characters from the film in Lego form: These imaginative play-centred sets are rounded off with additions to the Lego Elves line. These feature multiple moving parts and elemental theme characters battling evil enemies.