1. The government helps meet the needs of unemployed people in several ways. Firstly, they try to meet their 1 needs by providing benefits to those looking for work. An example of a type of 2 is the 3. Benefits provide the unemployed with money to buy 4. Secondly, the government attempts to meet their 5 needs. The unemployed receive help when looking for work by visiting their local 6 to search for job vacancies. benefit employment financial job centre Job Seekers Allowance necessities RECAP

2. Inequality in unemployment

3. What you will learn Some regions of the UK have higher unemployment levels than other regions. The different groups who face inequality in unemployment

4. See, think, wonder…

6. Groups who experience inequality when looking for employment The Disabled Women Ethnic Minorities The Elderly Copy this spider gram into your jotter Inequality amongst the unemployed

7. Women and Work Women make up 52% of the Scottish Population and make up a large proportion of the workforce. Despite this many women experience problems in relation to employment matters. Illegal- 1970 Equal Pay Act/ 1975 Discrimination Act.

8. But... Despite these laws and the fact that women are 50% of the workforce, women are much more likely to face employment problems. Why?

9. It’s a fact that there are just some jobs that women can’t do. Men are just stronger. They will take time off to look after sick children They will take time off to have children

10. The Government introduced this law in three stages: It was made illegal to treat disabled people less favourably because of their disability In 1999 businesses had to make reasonable adjustments for disabled staff, like providing additional support or equipment 2004 businesses had to make physical alterations to their premises to overcome access barriers

11. WHY? They will take more time off work They cannot do their job because of their disability. They will cost the business money- alter the premises to make wider doors etc. They are a danger to colleagues if there is an emergency like a fire.

12. Race and Unemployment Although racism is illegal in the UK, it stills exists because some people are prejudiced. Therefore employers may not employ people who are non white because they make certain assumptions against them such as: they may experience language difficulties cultural differences They may not work as hard They have lower qualifications

13. Older people are also affected by unemployment.There are several reasons for this, such as: employers may see them as ‘past their best’ they often lack the modern skills needed for today’s labour market younger workers may work for lower wages they are less likely to move to find or start work

14. Challenging Stereotypes There a number of myths about disabled people in work- this is not the reality.

15. Activities Look at p.47 Heading: Barriers to Employment: Prejudice Using the information in the boxes, write three reasons for each of the following headings: 1.Prejudice against disabled people 2.Prejudice against older people 3.Prejudice against ethnic groups 4.Prejudice against women For each of the headings say why the comments are not true.

16. Give two reasons why one of the following groups might have difficulties finding jobs (4) Disabled Ethnic Minorities Older Workers

17. There are many reasons why a disabled person may find it difficult getting a job. Firstly employers may have prejudice towards disabled people. An example of this type of prejudice would be when an employer would not want to hire someone with a disability as they think they might not be able to do the job properly. For example they might think that due to their disability they wouldn’t be able to carry out their duties in the workplace. The second reason … Model Answer