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Explain term work
refers to any activity that requires effort.
What is employment
is work that is carried out for payment.
Explain self employment ?
Self-employed means working for yourself.
Explain volunteerism
to volunteer means you give your time and energy to help others in the community.
Give a reason why people volunteer?
An organisation helped them before
They believe in a cause (like protecting the environment)
They want to help people who are less fortunate
What is a reward of employment
Personal satisfaction
Financial reward
Benefit in kind
Promotion
What is a reward of work ?
Personal satisfaction
Praise and thanks from others
What is unemployment ?
is when people who are willing and able to work are unable to find a suitable job.
Explain the term right
A right is something we are entitled to.
Explain the term employer
Employer is someone who employs (hires) an employee
Give a benefit of work
Feel good factor about achieving something
If do good work can lead to respect from family and community
Feel good factor about achieving something
If do good work can lead to respect from family and community
Explain the term employee?
Employee is someone who is paid to do work.
ONE benefit of employment
Learn new skills
Rights are protected by employment law
New friends
True or False
Labour force includes the people who are employed, self employed, retired and unemployed.
False
Labour force includes the people who are employed, self employed and unemployed.
Not retired people
Explain the term responsibility
A responsibility is something we are obliged to do
Give a benefit/reward of volunteerism for
The ORGANISATION?
It benefits from the skills of all its volunteers.
Volunteers can help the organisation assist many communities and many people.
Volunteers bring new ideas and better ways of working to the organisation.
Give a reasons for unemployment?
New competition
New technology - replaces jobs
Moved to different country as cheaper to operate
Give a benefit/reward of volunteerism for
SOCIETY ?
Volunteerism helps people in most need in society.
It ensures that important services are always available in the community.
It trains people in developing communities to become self-sufficient.
It can help to improve the local environment (e.g. Tidy Towns
Give 1 way to reduce Unemployment ?
Buy more Irish-made products → more jobs
Hire new workers instead of giving overtime
Use job-sharing (two people share one job)
Help people start their own business
Provide more education and training
to learn new skills
Give 1 responsbilities of an employer
Explain the term public sector ?
Double points
The public sector refers to all those who are employed by the state.
Give 2 rights an employer has ?
Give 2 risks of self employment .
Your income is not guaranteed
You could lose money
You may have to work long hours
You are responsible for everything
You are not paid for holidays
What is the private sector?
Double points
The private sector refers to those not employed by the state.
Give 2 rewards of self employment ?