The World of work

What is the definition of work?

• Working for yourself

• Any task that requires effort to achieve a result

• Paid work

• Volunteering time and energy without payment

What is employment?

• Working for yourself

• Any task that requires effort to achieve a result

• Paid work

• Volunteering time and energy without payment

Who is an employee?

• A person who works for someone else in return for payment

• A person who volunteers time and energy without payment

• A person who pays people who work for them

• A person who works for themselves

Who is an employer?

• A person who works for someone else in return for payment

• A person who works for themselves

• A person who pays people who work for them

• A person who volunteers time and energy without payment

What does self-employment mean?

• Volunteering time and energy without payment

• Working for yourself

• Being paid by the state

• Working for someone else in return for payment

What is volunteerism?

• Paid work

• Working for yourself

• Volunteering time and energy without payment

• Working in the agriculture sector

Which of the following is NOT a main sector of work in Ireland?

• Agriculture

• Industry

• Services

• Technology

What is the labour force?

• People who work in the services sector

• People who work in the agriculture sector

• All the people in the country who are available for work

• People who work in the industry sector

What is unemployment?

• When people are paid for their work

• When people work for themselves

• When people who are available for work cannot find a suitable job

• When people volunteer time and energy without payment

Who are public sector workers?

• People who work for themselves

• People who are not employed by the state

• People who volunteer time and energy without payment

• People who are employed by the state