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    The document discusses changing patterns of employment. It notes a movement away from primary and secondary industries towards work in services. While full-time employment has remained steady, there has been an increase in part-time and short-term contracts as well as more flexible work arrangements like home working and teleworking. The modern workforce is categorized as core workers who are permanent and well-paid, contractual workers who are subcontractors providing cheaper services, and a flexible labor force doing part-time or temporary work. The new employment pattern provides advantages to companies like lower costs but also disadvantages like high turnover and lack of staff continuity.

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    The document discusses changing patterns of employment. It notes a movement away from primary and secondary industries towards work in services. While full-time employment has remained steady, there has been an increase in part-time and short-term contracts as well as more flexible work arrangements like home working and teleworking. The modern workforce is categorized as core workers who are permanent and well-paid, contractual workers who are subcontractors providing cheaper services, and a flexible labor force doing part-time or temporary work. The new employment pattern provides advantages to companies like lower costs but also disadvantages like high turnover and lack of staff continuity.

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    The document discusses changing patterns of employment. It notes a movement away from primary and secondary industries towards work in services. While full-time employment has remained steady, there has been an increase in part-time and short-term contracts as well as more flexible work arrangements like home working and teleworking. The modern workforce is categorized as core workers who are permanent and well-paid, contractual workers who are subcontractors providing cheaper services, and a flexible labor force doing part-time or temporary work. The new employment pattern provides advantages to companies like lower costs but also disadvantages like high turnover and lack of staff continuity.

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    Practice questions based on the following points

    1. Changing Patterns of Employment

    o movement away from primary and secondary industries to tertiary sector - more employed in the of

    provision services

    o full-time employment has stayed fairly static

    o Increase in part-time and short-term contracts

    o Increase in home working and tele-working

    o Greater flexibility of the workforce

    o Many more women in employment

    o Increase in self-employment

    2. The Modern Workforce

    o The Core Workers

    o Essential workers - managers, skilled workers - permanent and well-paid

    o The Contractual Fringe

    o Sub-contractors - suppliers of components or services - cheaper (no pensions, holidays etc)

    o The Flexible Labour Force

    o Part-time, temporary - help core workers at peak times - low rates of pay

    3. The New Employment Pattern

    o Advantages

    o Core employees can focus on core activities only

    o Saves on salaries and space

    o No need to pay for pensions, holidays or redundancy

    o Reduced NI contributions

    o Allows flexibility and can respond quickly to change

    o Disadvantages
    o Frequent recruitment and selection

    o Occasional staff shortages

    o Less commitment from staff

    o Increased need for training due to high staff turnover

    o Lack of continuity of staff - customers may become unhappy

    TASK

    o Discuss the way in which employment patterns have changed over the last 20 years

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