Changing Work Patterns
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Changing Work Patterns
Introductory Activity
Investigate the history of the work done by your family members. Try and go back as many years as possible to find out the types of employment they undertook and how many different jobs they had.
Present your findings as a family tree.
Drivers of change
Traditional work patterns are changing rapidly.Change in work patterns have arisen due to:
◦The need to reduce labour costs◦The need to improve productivity
Businesses aim to meet objectives by:◦Outsourcing labour◦Employing small full time staff, increasing casual and
part time staff to meet demands during busy periods◦Implementing flexible working hours (direct result of
improvements in telecommunications)
Activity
Examine the differences between past and present employment issues on page 105 – 106 of the text.
Explain the changes in the three pictured.
Activity
DemographicChanges
Casualisation of the
workforceTechnological
changes
Demographic Changes
Women make up 45% of workforceThe current participation rate 65.6%Women attracted to workforce by increase
in casual and part-time employment opportunities
‘Family friendly’ workplaces – motivate and retain staff
Ageing society could see increase in retirement age
Casualisation of the workforce
Casual workers make up 25% of labour force
Popular in retail and hospitality industriesMost popular among 15 – 24 year olds
(see next slide)No long term job securityCasuals can be exploited
Casualisation of the workforce
Technological changes
Working from homeDecline in manufacturing industryIncreases in service and information
technology industriesOngoing training neededNew jobs created as old jobs become
obsolete
Employment Stereotypes
A stereotype is an often oversimplified or biased mental picture held to characterise the typical individual of a group.
What workplace stereotypes exist in society today?
Stimulus exercise
Using your first impression, indicate beside each adjective below which sex the word best describes. Use M for Male, F for Female, and B for Both only if the word immediately brings to mind both men and women. Be honest and record your very first response!
entrepreneurscuba diver
criticalhikerfunny
cheerfullikes children
lifeguardintelligentgood cookromantic
fussyhorseback rider
skydiverimpetuousimpatient
too sensitivepersistentassertiveintense
nurturing
committedtalkativehates spidersdynamicaggressivefashionableindependentdaringcompetentoutspokencompassionatedrivenlogicalintuitivegentlewarmlikes flowersself-starteremotionalcompetitivefootball fan
Stimulus exercise
Glancing over your responses, notice the number of M's, F's, and B's. Most people get a good mix of all three. Looking at the list of adjectives, is there any one word that could not describe either sex? If not, then all the M's and F's recorded indicate subconscious (and sometimes not so subconscious) stereotypical beliefs.
Keep in mind that simply believing that some of these descriptions are gender-based is not wrong, nor a "bad" thing to do. Stereotypes, after all, develop from observed behavioural generalities.
Activities (complete in workbook)
Brainstorm the individual and social impacts of increased participation by females in the workforce.
Read the article ‘Beware of Gender Stereotypes in the Workplace’ and outline the strategy suggested when dealing with workplace stereotypes.
Briefly outline the purpose of the Anti-discrimination Act (NSW)