types of employment

Question 1

what is formal employment

Answer 1

employment that is officially recognised- workers are protected by the laws of the country, rules to how long you can work for, age of workers and health and safety. workers pay tax to the government out of wages they earn

Question 2

what is informal employment

Answer 2

employment that is unofficial- jobs aren’t taxed or regulated by the government. people often work long hours in dangerous conditions for little pay

Question 3

what is the primary sector

Answer 3

involves collecting raw materials eg farming, mining, fishing and forestry

Question 4

what is the secondary sector

Answer 4

involves turning a product into another product (manufacturing) eg making textiles, furniture, chemicals, steel and cars

Question 5

what is the tertiary sectory

Answer 5

involves providing a service eg financial help, nursing, retail, police force and transport

Question 6

where is formal and informal employment common

Answer 6

developing countries- many are informal workers
emerging countries- numb of informal work decreases as the country develops
developed countries- few informal workers

Question 7

what does the economic sector look like for developing countries

Answer 7

lots of people work in the low skilled tertiary sector, few people work secondary bc there’s not enough money to invest in tech, small percentage work in high skilled tertiary jobs

Question 8

what does the economic sector look like for emerging countries

Answer 8

secondary sector= high

lots of tertiary low skilled jobs

Question 9

what does the economic sector look like for developed countries

Answer 9

fewer work in secondary
most work in tertiary as there’s a skilled and educated workforce and theres high demand
some employment in the quaternary sector bc they have high skilled labour and money