New members offer big labour cost advantage

According to a study released in April 2005 by Mercer Human Resources Consulting, labour costs in the new Member States of the European Union are on average less than a quarter of the level of the older Member States.

Mercer Human Resources Consulting: Press Release, 11.4.05: European survey of employment costs http://www.mercerhr.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1175865;jsessionid=OZZKV0CEKIVQCCTGOUFCIIQKMZ0QUI2C

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