The World Of Work

Question 1

Definition of work

Answer 1

Work is any task that requires effort to achieve a result

Question 2

Definition of employment

Answer 2

Emplyment is work down in return for payment .

Question 3

An employee

Answer 3

An employee is a person who works for someone else in return for payment.

Question 4

Employers

Answer 4

An employer is a person who pays people to work for them.

Question 5

Benefits and rewards of being an employee

Answer 5

-regular payment in the form of a wage or salary.
-praise of a job well done
-learning new skills

Question 6

What is self employment

Answer 6

Self employment means working for yourself e.g hairdresser, accountant

Question 7

What is volenteerism

Answer 7

Volunteerism is the practice of volunteering time and energy without payment in order to benefit society.

Question 8

Benefits/rewards of volunteering

Answer 8

-learning new skills
-The satisfaction of helping others
-making new friends

Question 9

Give an ex of the primary sector,secondary sector and tertiary sector

Answer 9

Agriculture/primary sector: farming, fishing,mining
Industry/ secondary sector: builders,bakers, computers
Services/tertiary sector: doctors,teachers

Question 10

What is the labour force

Answer 10

The labour force is all the people on the country who are available to work.

Question 11

What is a jobseekers allownce

Answer 11

This is a regular payment from the department of social protection. It provides training and regular income.

Question 12

Name 2 employer rights and responsibilities

Answer 12

RIGHTS
1. To expect employees to do an honest days work
2. The expect employees to treat others with respect l.
RESPONSIBILITIES
1. To provide good working conditions
2. To pay fair wages.

Question 13

Name 2 employees rights and responsibilities

Answer 13

RIGHTS
1. To receive a fair wage.
2. To work in an environmentally friendly place.
RESPONSIBILITIES
1. To do an honest days work
2. To respectfully all others in the work place.

Question 14

What is a trade union

Answer 14

A trade union is an organisation of workers set up to promote its members rights and interest.
It aims to increase members pay
Aims to improve members working conditions
E.g -Irish Congress of trade union(ICTU)
-Association of secondary teachers Ireland (ASTI)

Question 15

What is a shop Steward

Answer 15

A shop steward is the worker who has been elected by trade union members to represent them in the workplace. The main role is
to encourage nonmember workers to join.
To help resolve industrial relation issues in the workplace.

Question 16

What is an official strike

Answer 16

Unofficial strike is supported by the ICTU when:
Union members vote and support of the strike during the secret ballot.
One weeks notice of the strike has been given to the employer.

Question 17

Name 3 other strikes

Answer 17

An unofficial strike is called a wildcat/lightning strike. Sympathetic strike and work to rule/go slower other forms of strikes. 

Question 18

What does WRC stand for

Answer 18

Workplace Relations Commition

Question 19

What does the WRC offer to employees and employers

Answer 19

Mediation: during the voluntary process, both sides to a dispute agreed to work towards a solution with the help of a third-party called a mediation offer.
Conciliation: this voluntary process helps employers and employees to settle distributes that they have not been able to resolve during earlier negotiations 

Question 20

What happenes of an industrial dispute cannot be resolved

Answer 20

They can go to the Labour court