EMPLOYMENT SECTORS Flashcards
1
Q
what is informal employment?
A
no employment protection, no taxes, low level skills, often unsafe, no paid holidays/sick days, usually self employed
2
Q
what is formal employment?
A
often large scale, high level skill, set working hours, recognised by the government, pay taxes, contracted, working hpurs, employment protection
3
Q
what is primary sector?
A
extraction of raw materials e.g farming, fishing
4
Q
what is secondary sector?
A
taking raw materials from primary sector and manufacturing them into new products eg. clothes, houses
5
Q
what is tertiary sector?
A
services / activities that are done by people or businesses for customers e.g hairdressers, banks, cinemas
6
Q
what is quaternary sector?
A
industires providing information services e.g IT, consultancy
