Option Study: Individuals and Work
The Nature of Work
Reasons People Work (SHESEA VASE)
- To meet specific needs
- Economic
- Value and status
The Labour Force
- Labour force concepts and terms
- Labour force
- Employed
- Unemployed
- Employed part time
- Employed full time
- Participation rate
- Labour force participation across the life span
Patterns of Work (PCPCSSSTVFWJ)
- Full-time, part-time, job share, casual
- Permanent, temporary/contract
- Self-employed
- Shift work
- Voluntary
- Seasonal
- Working remotely
- Others
Reasons People Work (SHESEA VASE)
- To meet specific needs
- Economic
- Value and status
The Labour Force
- Labour force concepts and terms
- Labour force
- Employed
- Unemployed
- Employed part time
- Employed full time
- Participation rate
- Labour force participation across the life span
Patterns of Work (PCPCSSSTVFWJ)
- Full-time, part-time, job share, casual
- Permanent, temporary/contract
- Self-employed
- Shift work
- Voluntary
- Seasonal
- Working remotely
- Others
Changing Work Patterns
Social Factors Leading to Changing Work Patterns (PEGFEETcar)
- Education/retraining
- Technology
- Computers
- Automation/robotics
- Research and development
- Employment/unemployment
- Perceptions of gender
- Family circumstances, including structural change
- Government policy
- Economics
Social Factors Leading to Changing Work Patterns (PEGFEETcar)
- Education/retraining
- Technology
- Computers
- Automation/robotics
- Research and development
- Employment/unemployment
- Perceptions of gender
- Family circumstances, including structural change
- Government policy
- Economics
Structures that Support Individuals in the Workplace
Rights and Responsibilities
- Employees
- Employers
Workplace Structures (Leave Work To Find Wild Love)
- Legislation, eg health and safety, equal employment opportunity
- Work conditions, eg awards, grievance procedures
- Trade unions
- Flexible work patterns and practices, eg job share, flexible work arrangements
- Workplace culture, eg childcare, prayer room, kitchen
- Leave entitlements, eg parental, carers
Rights and Responsibilities
- Employees
- Employers
Workplace Structures (Leave Work To Find Wild Love)
- Legislation, eg health and safety, equal employment opportunity
- Work conditions, eg awards, grievance procedures
- Trade unions
- Flexible work patterns and practices, eg job share, flexible work arrangements
- Workplace culture, eg childcare, prayer room, kitchen
- Leave entitlements, eg parental, carers
Maintaining Work and Life Balance
Individual Roles
- Personal commitments and interests (Penguins Cant Live Without Swimming)/(Hopping Rabbits Regurgitate Vegetables)
- Work
- Leadership
- Parenting
- Caring
- Volunteering
- Religion
- Recreation
- Studying
- Hobbies
Individual Strategies for Managing Multiple Roles
- Negotiating and sharing roles
- Managing resources
- Using technology
- Accessing support
- Utilising workplace structures
Individual Roles
- Personal commitments and interests (Penguins Cant Live Without Swimming)/(Hopping Rabbits Regurgitate Vegetables)
- Work
- Leadership
- Parenting
- Caring
- Volunteering
- Religion
- Recreation
- Studying
- Hobbies
Individual Strategies for Managing Multiple Roles
- Negotiating and sharing roles
- Managing resources
- Using technology
- Accessing support
- Utilising workplace structures
Youth Employment
Issues that Impact on Youth Employment
- Personal management skills required in the workplace
- Steps taken to prepare and plan for a career
- Predominant patterns of work of young people
- Rights and responsibilities of young people in the workplace
Issues that Impact on Youth Employment
- Personal management skills required in the workplace
- Steps taken to prepare and plan for a career
- Predominant patterns of work of young people
- Rights and responsibilities of young people in the workplace