(Change & challenge in the workplace) Changing work opportunities and conditions, 1939-1979 Flashcards
What are the points of contexts to consider surrounding changing work opportunities and conditions?
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Consumer boom Full employment Butler Act Changes in tourism Changes in car ownership 2nd-Wave feminism Equal pay act & sex discrimination act Race relations acts
What are the SOCIAL factors in the changing opportunities for work?
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Women became increasingly dissatisfied being homemakers by late 50s.
Gradually less open workplace discrimination, supported by political changes.
The 1976 Race Relations Act offered increased employment protection for BAME individuals.
One of the SOCIAL factors in the changing opportunities for work is the gradual decline of workplace discrimination.
Give evidence of this.
Equal Pay Act made it illegal to offer women lower pay for the same job.
Sex Discrimination Act made it illegal to discriminate against someone based on sex or marital status.
One of the SOCIAL factors in the changing opportunities for work is the gradual decline of workplace discrimination, supported by political changes.
What did this later help?
Important cultural changes.
What are the POLITICAL factors in the changing opportunities for work?
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WW2 set blueprint for full employment, made a commitment as part of the PWC.
By 1976, the economic situation in the country was so bad labour abandoned commitment to full employment.
One of the POLITICAL factors in the changing opportunities for work was the commitment to full employment as part of PWC after WW2.
Why was this partly possible?
Favourable economic conditions of the 50s/60s; unemployment rose to above 2% in only 8 of the years between 1948 and 1970.
What are the CULTURAL factors in the changing opportunities for work?
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The concept of holidaying became more popular due to affordability in leisure/travel. People could reach far away locations which was further supported by the development of the motorway system after 1960, creating a need for more employees in the service sector.
What are the ECONOMIC factors in the changing opportunities for work?
War production brought full employment by 1941 and many women into jobs previously seen as ‘men’s work’.
Development of light manufacturing in the south and midlands meant there were new job opportunities and need for managerial & white collar’ jobs.
One of the ECONOMIC factors in the changing opportunities for work was war production creating full employment by bringing women into the workforce.
Give evidence of this.
By 1944, it was estimated 33% of the population was in war work, including 7 million women.
One of the ECONOMIC factors in the changing opportunities for work was the development of light manufacturing that created new types of jobs, eg managerial.
How could these jobs be accessed by a broader part of the population?
Changes in education.
One of the ECONOMIC factors in the changing opportunities for work was the development of light manufacturing that created new types of jobs in the south/midlands.
How did these opportunities present in reality?
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That opportunity wasn’t equally distributed and the north/south divide was not reconciled.
Therefore, decline of heavy industry in the 70s meant there were less job opportunities in the north, South Wales and West Midlands.
