Economics Unit 11 Work

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Full-time work A worker who works the maximum number of hours required in the normal working week for a particular job
Part-time work This refers to a worker who only works a fraction of the working week of a full-time employee
Temporary employment Work that will only last for a specific period of time (usually a number of weeks or months e.g. maternity cover)
Seasonal employment Work that is only required during a particular period of a year (e.g. dressing up as santa)
Specialisation Where each worker concentrates on only one small aspect of the entire production process
Flexible working Workers who are more adaptable in time, location or manner of work completed (e.g. home working)
Salary Pay stated as a yearly total, no overtime is paid
Wage Pay calculated on an hourly rate, multiplied by the hours worked, overtime is payable after hours of work have been met
Commission Payment made to workers for achieving a certain target (e.g. sales levels)
Overtime payment Higher rate of pay for work in excess of normal working hours
Shift work Work patterns that do not follow standard working hours
Bankers' Automated Clearing Service (BACS) Automatic transfer between bank accounts (e.g. employer's to employee's)
Fringe benefits When workers are paid in ways other than money (e.g. a company car, private health care)
Gross pay The total amount of pay that a job will pay without deductions
Net pay The pay after all deductions have been made (e.g. tax, national insurance, pension contributions)
Income tax A tax calculated as a percentage of a worker's income
Tax code Worker's have different tax codes which relate to the different amount of tax-free allowance each worker has
National Insurance Contribution (NIC) A tax paid by workers which entitles the payee to qualify for benefits when and if necessary
Pension contribution A deduction from a worker's pay that is meant to contribute to a future retirement pension
P45 A document provided by an employer when a worker leaves the organisation
P60 A document provided by an employer on a yearly basis showing total pay and deductions for the year
Derived demand Businesses don't demand workers for their own sake but because businesses need workers to produce goods and services for the firm to sell. This is known as derived demand. The demand for labour is a derived demand
Minimum wage Lowest legal hourly rate that can be paid
Surplus of labour Larger supply of labour than demand for labour
Shortage of labour Larger demand for labour than supply for labour
Costs of unemployment to the individual Loss of skills, health risks (mental), higher family break down risk, receives no income, pays no tax, receives benefits
Motivation Doing something because you want to do it e.g. voluntary work
Economically inactive People who are not working
Expenses Payment given to workers to compensate for any expenditure necessary to complete work e.g. travel expenses for a conference
Unemployment Those who are not currently working but who are available for work
Tax allowances Allow a worker to earn up to a certain level before they start paying income tax
Jobseekers allowance Benefits paid to the unemployed, based on evidence that the worker is seeking work
New deal Training for young employed workers (under age 25)
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