Employment

Employment

What is Employment?

What is Employment?

Employment is when someone gets a paid job or is given a paid job.

Employment can consist of:

• full time/ Part time work

• Agency

• Voluntary work

• Permanent or fixed employment

• Apprenticeships

• Trainees

• Casual

The policies and procedures of employment

The policy and procedures of employment is important as this allows the employee to know what the expectations are of them and for the employee to comply with the law and know where to go if they need support from the organisation. It also allows the organisation to comply with the law by understanding equality and diversity. For the employer to commit to the organisations values and missions. Organisations need to manage the standards of the employees and make sure that the employees are complying with their policy and procedures.

Places of work

A place, such as an office or factory, where people are employed. A normal place of work is where someone will work on a day to day basis. This could be paid work, training or voluntary work

Multiple Choice

Why do we have work experience?

• To sit around and do nothing

• To learn from others and gain the skills needed for employment.

• To mess about.

• Because its what you've been told to do.

Facts and figures

• In 2018, 75% working age people where employed in England, Scotland and Wales.

• 77% of white people in the UK were employed, compared to 65% from other ethnic groups combined.

• The highest employment rates for most ethnic groups were generally found in the South and East of England and the lowest were generally found in the North of England and Scotland.

Multiple Choice

How many work aged people worked in the UK?

• 74%

• 75%

• 76%

• 77%

What are the main rules of policy and procedures in the workplace?

• Health and Safety policy

• safeguarding policy (depending on the organisational setting)

• Complying with the guidance and laws set by the Government

• Proper safety procedures put into place (first aid, evacuation procedure)

• Adequate training for the staff

• Equal opportunities