WorksheetsHuman Resources: unemployment
Total questions: 47
Worksheet time: 25mins
(a) are special abilities that people have that have been learned or developed.
The QUALITY of our skills and talents depends on our level of education.
true
false
What do workers want when they go on strike?
Higher wages
Better working conditions
Fewer hours
All of the above
_____________________ occurs when a person is available to work and seeking work but currently without work.
employment
unemployment
Teachers fall under which category of workers?
Semi-skilled
Skilled
Unskilled
An architect is considered a __________________ worker.
unskilled
skilled
semi-skilled
A plumber requires very little skill to complete its job.
True
False
Seasonal unemployment
Describes recent college graduates
Is predictable
Is a result of changes in technology
Slows the economy Slows the economy
In which type of unemployment workers find it hard to obtain new jobs without retraining, gaining additional education, or relocating??
cyclical
frictional
structural
all of them
Unemployment which exists in any economy due to people being in the process of moving from one job to another
frictional
cyclical
functional
structural
If operators are fired and replaced with computer technology, the operators would be considered
frictionally unemployed
technically unemployed
cyclically unemployed
seasonally unemployed
The economically active population is...
Working age people
Labour force
Adults and retired
Which of these people is officially unemployed
A secretary who took 6 months off for maternity leave
An aspiring actress who waits tables but would rather act
Maid who got fired and will start a new job in 2 weeks
A student who only works 4 hours a week in the library
Which of the following is a cause of structural unemployment?
Workers take more time looking for the right job.
There are more jobs than workers.
Workers lack the skills to do the jobs available.
The jobs available are not appealing to workers.
Workers are underpaid.
What type of unemployment is caused by a recession?
structural
cyclical
frictional
natural
actual
What is it called when workers are unemployed due to insufficient demand in the economy?
Frictional Unemployment
Structural Unemployment
Cyclical Unemployment
Real Unemployment
Name the activity and the sector.
Agriculture, primari
Forestry, primary
Agriculture, primary
Fishing, primary
Name activity and sector
Livestock farming, secondary
Agriculture, primary
Manufacturing, secondary
Textiles, primary
Name the activity and the sector
Mining, primary
Mining, secondary
Mining, tertiary
Mining, primary
Name the activity and the sector
Construction, secondary
Metallurgy, secondary
Metallurgy, primary
Manufacturing, secondary
Producing tinned food or drinks is called...
Food processing
Chemical production
Tin-food making
Tin chemical production
If you think your car is broken and you take it to the mechanic, is this he a secondary worker?
No, the mechanic is a tertiary worker.
Yes, he is a secondary worker
To make bread from wheat is...
primary sector
secondary sector
tertiary sector
These are activities in the primary sector
Eggs, milk and meat
Farming, livestock and silviculture.
Farming, mining and manufacture products.
Trade, transport and communication is an example of
PRIMARY SECTOR
Secondary Sector
Tertiary Sector
Non Economic sector
Which of the following sectors is related to agriculture, forestry and dairy?
Tertiary Sector
Primary Sector
Secondary Sector
Market Activity
Construction is an activity of which sector?
primary
secondary
tertiary
non market
Type of employment when people are not able to find jobs during some part of the year is called
Seasonal
Disguised
Educated
Structured
Which one(s) of these are 3 types of tertiary jobs?
Banking, Teaching, Doctoring
Doctoring, Teaching, Steel-Making
Fishing, Hunting, Agriculture
Mining, Swimming, Steel-Making
Carpenter
Primary (Extraction)
Secondary (Production)
Tertiary (Services)
Miner
Primary (Extraction)
Secondary (Production)
Tertiary (Services)
Business person
Primary (Extraction)
Secondary (Production)
Tertiary (Services)
Driver
Primary (Extraction)
Secondary (Production)
Tertiary (Services)
Worker
Primary (Extraction)
Secondary (Production)
Tertiary (Services)
Farmer
Primary (Extraction)
Secondary (Production)
Tertiary (Services)
Teacher
Primary (Extraction)
Secondary (Production)
Tertiary (Services)
Insurance is an example of
primary sector
agriculture
tertiary sector
quaternary sector
what is a trade union?
(a) It is an organisation
(b) A group of workers
(c) Trade unions are independent organisations that represent workers to their employers
(d) To register a trade union, you must apply to the Registrar of labour Relations
What is the difference between a strike and picketing?
(a) Strike is when workers stay from work to force management to accept their demands
(b) burn the workplace
(c) beat people at the workplace
(d) Picketing is form of protest in which people congregate outside a place of work.
Which of the following is NOT a function of a trade union?
Improving working conditions
Arguing new laws in parliament
Raising member's wages
Representing members' interests
The main function of trade unions is to obtain improved ___________ and working conditions for their members.
wages
surroundings
dress codes
none of the above
A strike is an example of _____________________________.
an industrial agreement
collective bargaining
industrial action
a lock out
The best definition for a trade union is:
a collection of workers in a particular region
an organised collection of workers in a particular region
a collection of workers with the same skill set
an organised association of workers in a particular industry
All of them are actions employees could take except:
negotiations
work to rule
taking long leave
strike action
Other purposes for trade unions include sick pay, _____, maternity leave, _____.
pensions, training
working conditions, strike
hours of work, work to rule
