Th2.1: Unemployment Impacts on Workers

Question 1

Those who are unemployed usually have a loss of income, resulting in…

Answer 1

a decline in their living standards

Question 2

What do unemployed people often suffer from and what can this lead to?

Answer 2

the stigma of being unemployed and feeling degraded by the process of signing on to receive benefits to support their family, resulting in stress, marital breakdown, suicide e.t.c

Question 3

Why do the long-term unemployed (more than 12 months) struggle to find a job?

Answer 3

they lose skills

Question 4

Those who are in jobs may fear what?

Answer 4

the security of their position and being made redundant

Question 5

Why can these workers not complain about pay?

Answer 5

firms can easily find someone to replace them