what is work???. work is… an activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve...
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What is work???
WORK IS…
• an activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result
Types of work
Work
Paid & unpaid
Mental
Physical
Mandato
ryCreat
iveVolunteer
Mental work
Physical work
Volunteer work
• For the benefit of a cause• For charity• For saving the environment
Creative work
• Self expression• Profit
Unemployment in Austria
Statistics
• Austrian method: People are counted as being unemployed if they are not registered in the AMS (job centre)
• European method: people who have searched for a job for the past 4 weeks are considered as unemployed
• Austrian method differs from European method!!!
• Higher percentage of unemployment among people with a low level of education
• People over fifty are more likely to be unemployed
• Increasing unemployment among seasonal workers
Young people and unemployment
• Unemployment rate of young people (Sept. 2012): 9,9 %• Young people get an „alternative apprenticeship“
paid by the state• Intensive and professional vocational training
provided by the AMS
Support for unemployed people
• Unemployment benefit for 20 weeks, can be prolonged for several reasons
• Afterwards: possibility of applying for emergency financial aid.
• Extra childcare benefit for parents• Support for further professional training
Adult Unemployment
4.2 % un-employed 95.8 % employed
Austria
Greece
19.6% un-employed80.4% employed
Spain
25.1% un-employed74.9% employed
Youth UnemploymentAustria
9.9% unemployed
90.1% employed
Greece
55.6% un-employed44.4% employed
Bulgaria
29.7% un-mployed70.3% employed