The World Of Work Flashcards
Definition of work
Work is any task that requires effort to achieve a result
Definition of employment
Emplyment is work down in return for payment .
An employee
An employee is a person who works for someone else in return for payment.
Employers
An employer is a person who pays people to work for them.
Benefits and rewards of being an employee
-regular payment in the form of a wage or salary.
-praise of a job well done
-learning new skills
What is self employment
Self employment means working for yourself e.g hairdresser, accountant
What is volenteerism
Volunteerism is the practice of volunteering time and energy without payment in order to benefit society.
Benefits/rewards of volunteering
-learning new skills
-The satisfaction of helping others
-making new friends
Give an ex of the primary sector,secondary sector and tertiary sector
Agriculture/primary sector: farming, fishing,mining
Industry/ secondary sector: builders,bakers, computers
Services/tertiary sector: doctors,teachers
What is the labour force
The labour force is all the people on the country who are available to work.
What is a jobseekers allownce
This is a regular payment from the department of social protection. It provides training and regular income.
Name 2 employer rights and responsibilities
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.
Name 2 employees rights and responsibilities
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.
What is a trade union
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)
What is a shop Steward
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.
What is an official strike
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.
Name 3 other strikes
An unofficial strike is called a wildcat/lightning strike. Sympathetic strike and work to rule/go slower other forms of strikes. 
What does WRC stand for
Workplace Relations Commition
What does the WRC offer to employees and employers
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 
What happenes of an industrial dispute cannot be resolved
They can go to the Labour court
