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Chapter 12 - World of Work

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The practice of giving up your time and energy without payment in order to benefit society is called

a)

Employment

b)

Work

c)

Hobby

d)

Volunteerism

2.

The three main sectors of employment in Ireland are:

a)

Industry(secondary)

b)

Retail

c)

Services(Tertiary)

d)

Agriculture(Primary)

3.

Any work done in return for payment is called

a)

Employment

b)

Career

c)

Job

d)

Occupation

4.

Which of the following are examples of unpaid work?

a)

Teaching

b)

Walking the dog

c)

Doing homework

d)

Nursing

5.

People who work for themselves are called

a)

Employees

b)

Employers

c)

Self-employed

d)

Volunteers

6.

The practice of giving up your time and energy without payment in order to benefit society is called

a)

Employment

b)

Work

c)

Hobby

d)

Volunteerism

7.

The three main sectors of employment in Ireland are:

a)

Industry(secondary)

b)

Retail

c)

Services(Tertiary)

d)

Agriculture(Primary)

8.

All those people who are available and willing to work are called the

a)

Economy

b)

Working class

c)

Labour force

d)

Work force

9.

Which of the following are not part of the labour force

a)

Retired people

b)

Teachers

c)

Doctors

d)

Those in full-time education

10.

Those who are available for work but cannot find a suitable job are said to be

a)

Idle

b)

Volunteers

c)

Employed

d)

Unemployed

11.

Identify the public sector workers below:

a)

Teachers

b)

Farmers

c)

Nurses

d)

Plumbers

12.

Identify the rights of employees below:

a)

To safe working conditions

b)

To be treated equally and with respect

c)

To do what they want

d)

To fair pay

13.

Identify the responsibilities of employees below:

a)

To be late for work

b)

To do an honest day's work for an honest day's pay

c)

To take as much holidays as possible

d)

To respect the employer's property

14.

Identify the rights of the employer below:

a)

To hire suitable staff

b)

To dismiss (fire) staff for any reason

c)

To be respected

d)

To get adequate notice if an employee is leaving the job

15.

Identify the responsibilities of the employer below

a)

To ignore the labour laws

b)

To treat employees equally and with respect

c)

To provide safe working conditions

d)

To pay employees as little as possible

16.

The relationship that exists between employers and employees is called

a)

Work relations

b)

Industrial relations

c)

Labour relations

d)

Occupation relations

17.

An organisation that protect employees rights and seeks to get better pay and working conditions for employees is called a

(a)  

18.

When employees stop working and protest peacefully outside the workplace, we call this a

a)

demonstration

b)

protest

c)

strike

d)

disruption

19.

What is the W.R.C.

(a)  

20.

When a dispute cannot be resolved by the WRC, where can the parties go to resolve it?

a)

The Small Claims Court

b)

A Mediator

c)

The Labour Court

d)

The Ombudsman

21.

Which of the following are examples of tertiary industries?

a)

Entertainment

b)

Mining

c)

Tourism

d)

Forestry