Why people work

Question 1

Why people work

Answer 1

Pay, Job satisfaction - motivation

Question 2

Motivation

Answer 2

doing something because you want to do it e.g. voluntary work

Question 3

Temporary Employment

Answer 3

work that will last only for a specific period of time (usually a number of weeks or months) e.g. Christmas retail staff

Question 4

Seasonal Employment

Answer 4

work that is only required during a particular period of a year. (E.g. some agricultural work, work in a holiday park).

Question 5

Why people may not work

Answer 5

Education, child care, Retirement

Question 6

Economically inactive

Answer 6

those not working

Question 7

Specialisation

Answer 7

where each worker concentrates on only one small aspect of the entire production process

Question 8

Benefits of specialisation

Answer 8

Output is produced more quickly – leads to increased productivity (output per person)

Workers become more skilled, due to repetition

Question 9

Limitations of specialisation

Answer 9

Workers and production will become interdependent (rely on each other) to complete the finished product and this may cause problems if an area of production fails.
Jobs may become repetitive and boring, causing poor job satisfaction.
Morale may fall as jobs are more repetitive
Workers are less flexible if they specialise in one task

Question 10

Flexible working

Answer 10

workers who are more adaptable, with time, location, or method of work e.g. home working