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What do people in Britain expect from a job? Money, yes –
but what else? How do young people feel about starting work?
Why do some people prefer to set up on their own?
WARM UP
Factfile
Employment
1.1
Read the factfile and
complete it with the figures
given below:
27.1 million
11.3% 43%
£4,524
29.8 hours 43.5 hours
1935 1990 1983
1.2
Work with a partner.
Discuss your figures.
Check your answers
with the factfile in the
Answer Key.
Do any of these facts
surprise you?
Which facts about em-
ployment in Britain are
similar to facts in your
country?
Are there any facts
which are different?
1.3
In groups read the fact-
file again and write captions
for the two photographs.
1
In 1990 the number of British people in full-time work was ……
, the highest number ever.
2
Between 1979 and 1989 the number of self-employed people
rose by 70% to 3.2 million. This equaled ……of the total work-
force.
3
In 1992 the highest-paid man in Britain was the managing direc-
tor of a bank. He received an annual salary of £1,339,000. In the
same year a kitchen porter in a British Hospital, received an an-
nual salary of …………….. .
4
In 1971 women made up 37% of the labour force in Britain. By
1988 this had risen to ….. .
5
On average British men work longer hours than men in other
European countries (……. per week as opposed to 40.7)
6
On average women work fewer hours than their European sisters
(….. as opposed to 33.4).
7
In 1990 fewer than 200,000 working days were lost through
strike action. This is the lowest figure since ….. .
8
Trade unions lost 25% of their members between 1980 and .… .
9
The Youth Training Scheme (YTS) was introduced in … . It
offered two years of training for 16-year-old school leavers. 
                    UNIT II. EMPLOYMENT


                       1     What do people in Britain expect from a job? Money, yes –
                       but what else? How do young people feel about starting work?
                       Why do some people prefer to set up on their own?

                                     WARM UP

                                  Factfile                  Employment
                                  1
                                  In 1990 the number of British people in full-time work was ……
                                  , the highest number ever.

                                  2
                                  Between 1979 and 1989 the number of self-employed people
 1.1 Read the factfile and        rose by 70% to 3.2 million. This equaled ……of the total work-
                                  force.
complete it with the figures
given below:                      3
   ƒ   27.1 million               In 1992 the highest-paid man in Britain was the managing direc-
   ƒ   11.3% 43%                  tor of a bank. He received an annual salary of £1,339,000. In the
   ƒ   £4,524                     same year a kitchen porter in a British Hospital, received an an-
   ƒ   29.8 hours 43.5 hours      nual salary of …………….. .
   ƒ   1935 1990 1983             4
                                  In 1971 women made up 37% of the labour force in Britain. By
1.2 Work with a partner.          1988 this had risen to ….. .
   ƒ   Discuss your figures.      5
   ƒ   Check your answers         On average British men work longer hours than men in other
       with the factfile in the   European countries (……. per week as opposed to 40.7)
       Answer Key.
   ƒ   Do any of these facts      6
       surprise you?              On average women work fewer hours than their European sisters
   ƒ   Which facts about em-      (….. as opposed to 33.4).
       ployment in Britain are
       similar to facts in your   7
                                  In 1990 fewer than 200,000 working days were lost through
       country?
                                  strike action. This is the lowest figure since ….. .
   ƒ   Are there any facts
       which are different?       8
                                  Trade unions lost 25% of their members between 1980 and .… .
 1.3 In groups read the fact-
file again and write captions     9
for the two photographs.          The Youth Training Scheme (YTS) was introduced in … . It
                                  offered two years of training for 16-year-old school leavers.

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