8. (i) Explain the reasons for unemployment in Ireland. (ii) Name a recent event that had an impact on unemployment.
9. Ryanair pilots on strike caused hundreds of fights to be cancelled. Jamie works for Ryanair and has concerns about industrial relations.
Outline two rights and two responsibilities Ryanair has as an employer. 10. What might be the main causes of disputes? List two possible causes.
11. Pat runs a vegetarian café in Waterford. He employees Deirdre Phelan as his manager. Identify one ethical and social responsibility that Pat has to Deirdre as her employer.
Ethical Social
12. Explain the difference between an official and an unofficial strike.
13. Joanne is an employee with the local credit union in Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow. Joanne volunteers at the local charity shop on a Saturday. Identify one benefit of volunteering to each of the following:
Joanne
Charity shop Society
Section B: Long Questions
14. Robert is employed by Historical Co., with subsidiaries in Toronto; Sarah, an accountant, is volunteering for Alone. (i) Differentiate between volunteering and employment. (ii) Place a tick () after each statement to indicate whether it is true or false. Statement
True
An employee is entitled to a fair day’s pay. A volunteer gets paid. An employee has legal rights.
A volunteer must have a third-level qualification. (iii) Outline two benefits of volunteering for Sarah.
1. 2.
(iv) Outline two rights and two responsibilities Historical Co. has as an employer. Rights as an employer:
Rights 1. 2.
Responsibilities as an employer:
Responsibilities 1. 2.
(v) What might be the impact on Robert if the company went bankrupt and he was made unemployed?
C B 198 A
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