5 Flexibility and inflexibility Flashcards
The US has a flexible job market, with flexible working. Why are the ways of working in the US flexible?
There are:
1) temporary workers: work for short periods when they’re needed (on temporary contract with a company or through a temp agency)
2) part-time workers: work less than maximum number of hours each week
3) job sharing: 2 people share a job, each working part-time
US companies can … … … employees easily. This is another aspect of the US job flexibility.
hire and fire
When … … … (telling them they’re no longer required) companies only have to give very short notice and relatively small … … (money to compensate for their job loss).
letting people go
redundancy payments
According to some the job creation is encouraged because of the low … … (dop)
This adds up to a flexible job market.
unemployment benefits
Employers can get rid of employees too easily, this leads to … …
job insecurity
In France companies are only allowed to make employees … after a long period of …
(time to look for a job alternative, …)
redundant
consultation
When people are made redundant they receive generous … … and then … …
redundancy payments
unemployment benefits
… … are organisations that work hard on … …
(keep your job long)
trade unions
job protection
In France employees have to pay … … and … …
Mothers also get long paid … …
(money companies give when an employee is sick)
(paid time for the child’s care)
(money paid when they’re off to give birth to a child)
sick pay
parental leave
maternity leave
In Belgium, like in France, the … … which employers and employees have to pay to the government are very high.
social charges
UK critics say the policies in France lead to a … … …
(a … … with too much job protection)
rigid labour market
According to UK critics the French’ working benefits discourages … …
There’s too much inflexibility!
job creation
In the long run the French will have a higher … … and a slower … …
(amount of unemployed people)
(related to economy)
unemployment
slower economic growth
