Reasons people work & Labour Force
What is the biggest reason people work ?
$ / an income
What pattern of work works less than 35 hours per week?
Part time
Which workplace structure involves health & safety and equal employment opportunities
Legislation
Provide 3 personal roles/commitments/interests
- Work, leadership, parenting, caring, hobbies, volunteering, religion, recreation & study.
What are the TWO predominant patterns of work of young people in the workforce
Part time and casual
What are the three reasons people work ?
- Needs
- Economic
-Value & Status
Provide 2 advantages of a job share position
- Stable work & structured hours
- $$$, leave entitlements and superannuation
-Opportunities to return to work and promotion
- Can select specific days
Provide 4 specific types of leave
A 22 year old has recently become responsible for their 10 year old sibling. What role have they now picked up ?
Caring
Outline 2 personal management skills required in the workplace
Planning, organising, communication, decision-making, problem solving.
Provide two reasons as to why female participation in the workforce has increased since 1982?
- Changing social norms of females having a career, being independent, contraception and fathers taking on the at home role
- Cost of living increase
- Rise of equal pay
- Workplace flexibility and diversity
- Increase of education
This social factor has lead to more people working online/remotely
technology
When two employees have beef they should use this workplace structure
grievance procedures.
Provide 2 individual strategies for managing multiple roles ?
- negotiating and sharing roles
- managing resources
- using technology
- accessing support
- utilising workplace structures
On average, over the last twenty years, what percentage of young people are employed ?
answer within 1%
11%
Provide a low and high value job in Australia
Low: Retail, hospitality, cleaners, admin roles, transport.
High: Medical professionals, legal workers, finance roles, professional athletes
Provide 2 disadvantages of shift work
- Poor sleep/tired/fatigue
- Work life imbalance / lack of stability
- Safety concerns / high risk job
- Difficulty seeing others in life eg partner/kids
A female teacher has just finished her maternity leave and wishes to return to work 3 days per week. What workplace structure will she use ?
flexible work patterns/practices/arrangement
A PE teacher is elevated to a principal . What role have they now taken up ?
How can a young person optimise their employment prospects?
Education, work experience, resume and references, volunteering.
Explain why a garbologist (garbo) is both a low and high value job
LOW:
- Some people see it as a "dirty job" and may not give it much respect.
- Limited Qualifications Needed: Entry into the job usually doesn't require a university degree.
- Physically Demanding: It involves hard, repetitive manual labour, often early in the morning or in bad weather.
HIGH:
- Without garbage collection, communities would face serious health, hygiene, and environmental problems.
- Waste management prevents disease outbreaks, pests, and pollution.
- Garbos support recycling and sustainability by separating waste and helping reduce landfill.
- High pay due to high risk work in early hours and weather conditions and high need in society.
Explain how a social factor has impacted a pattern of work
teacher discretion
An employee's pay, break times and job responsibilities falls under which work structure ?
Awards
Provide the soccer team who's nickname is the acronym for strategies for managing multiple roles
Manchester United
What are the factors contributing to youth unemployment?
Education, location, time, family circumstances, health, intrinsic motivation