• job prestige
• unemployment, benefits
• telework
• graduates entering the labour market
• unemployment, benefits
• telework
• graduates entering the labour market
Jobs are traditionally divided up into two large categories: blue collar and white collar. Blue collar jobs are generally the manual labour type, such as factory work, road crews, building and construction, etc. The white collar jobs are the office jobs such as bank clerks, office workers, teachers, computer operators, etc. They are called blue and white collar because of the colour of the shirt traditionally worn in those jobs. Wearing a uniform is still required for numerous jobs, such as police officers, hotel doormen, nurses and many others.
These days a lot of young people would like to become lawyers or economists, or they would like to find a job in connection with computer science. The main reason why these jobs are so popular is that they are well-paid. Most young people would like to work for a big company and get a company car, a mobile phone and a laptop, and where they can travel abroad on business. There are some young people who choose a popular job, no matter whether they are interested in that field or not. Others try to find work that suits their abilities and interest. There are families where the parents tell their children what to become.
Nowadays it’s easier to gain admission to an institution of higher education, but it’s more difficult to find a lucrative job after graduation. There are many more students in higher education than some years ago, so the job market is getting full.
I think the middle-aged and elderly people are at a disadvantage when they are looking for a job because most companies advertise jobs for people under 35. In turn these people can work very well and they don’t have to go on sick leave because they haven’t got little children.
According to the law, women and men get the same salary for the same job, but as far as I know, especially in blue-collar jobs, women are paid less because they are considered weaker than men.
Traditionally there are men’s jobs and women’s jobs. For example, turners are mostly men, and kindergarten teachers are mostly women.
The most frequent reason is that an employee is made redundant and has to find another job. He or she has to leave either because the firm goes bankrupt or closes down, or because the employer is not satisfied with his or her work. There might be family reasons as well. Some people have to change jobs because of their health. There are people who change for a better-paid job or a job with better benefits. Other change jobs just because their tasks have become monotonous and they need a change.
Unfortunately, in today’s economic hard times a lot of people don’t have jobs and can’t find the kind of work they were trained for. These people are unemployed, and it’s sad to say their numbers are growing.
Unemployment is a serious social problem all over the world. Unemployed means that somebody hasn’t worked for a month, and he or she’s looking for a job. I think most of them are middle-aged and elder. Of course there are entrant unemployed too, because lots of employee want a young, well-educated but well-practised employers.
The state and the government assure social supplies to the indigents. For example, pensioners get pension, parents get family allowance, everybody get medical assurance and unemployed people get dole. Of course, therefore people have to pay several taxes when they work.
In my opinion the state has to solve the problem, for example, with free re-trainings and odd job or jobs of public utility. Of course, people have to change their habits. Change of residence and workplace or profession may be often a good resolution.