Better health, less absenteeism and sickness, people save on child care money and better productivity.
What are the advantages of flexible working?
100
People living in rural locations
Where is tele working more common?
100
Leading academics and businesses
Who is already working in new technologies?
100
40% of women and 30% of men
What is percentage of men and women in their early twenties having degrees?
100
Improve air and water quality, recycle and reduce waste and improve the environment
What is the role of the green sector?
200
Isolation from colleagues, sometimes difficult to motivate and organise home workers and the work never disappears as the word is around you.
What are the disadvantages of flexible working?
200
When a person works from home via the internet
What is tele working?
200
Digital technology
What is digital economy based on?
200
20%
How much did the percentage of young people going to university rise between 1995 and 2008?
200
580 jobs, because they meet skill shortages and help balance the ageing population of UK
How many jobs went to overseas workers in 2012? Why?
300
Jobs such as the construction trades, knowledge-workers and services for example: teaching professionals and social work contractors.
What are the most common self- employment jobs?
300
Many houses contain studios or offices and public building are being wired.
How has tele working been made easier?
300
Patients may visit the doctor online via Skype
How might health care grow digitally?
300
Because without it, we can't improve our technologies and find renewable alternatives
Why is research and development beneficial to the UK's economy?
300
Jobs such as Eco- tourism and architects designing 'green building'
How can tertiary and quaternary industry be 'green'?
400
Money comes in when work is available, they like to variety, flexibility and independence.
Give one example of a risk and one example of why people will chose self employment
400
They are now vital for most jobs and emails are essential. They've become a necessity for everyone.
What is the impact of computing on people?
400
They were worth £100 billion in 2011 and are estimated to generate 10% of the UK's GDP by 2015
How does the digital economy impact on the UK's economy?
400
Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology and telecommunications
Name two of the biggest R&D sectors in UK
400
Because they would rather recruit ready trained workers than pay to train UK workers. They also use foreign workers for the jobs that are hard to fill.
Why would UK employers recruit foreign workers rather than UK workers?