Full time – full time employment usually means
that an employee will work five eight hour days totaling at 40 hours per week
however this may vary within different companies. Generally the hours each day
will be 9:00am till 5:00pm however this also may vary. The pay scheme in full
time work usually works on a yearly salary rather than hourly paid.
Part time – an employee is considered to be part
time when they work anything less than a full time worker. This is usually
anything below 30-35 hours per week.
Freelance – freelancers are workers who are not
contracted to any particular company or employer and instead seek temporary
contracts from various employers. Some freelancers are represented by a company
who do work for clients however others are completely independent. Independent
freelancers are also known as independent contractors.
Shift work - shift work normally works on a
schedule that works on 24 hours a day over 7 days a week. The shifts work on
rotation to cover those 24 hours usually on three 8 hour shifts or two
12 hour shifts however there can be any amount of any length so long as
all hours are covered.
Permanent – Employees who are considered
“permanent” will work for a single employer, will be pain directly by that
employer and will not have a predetermined date where their employment with
that employer will end. They will usually receive certain benefits such as paid
holidays and sick days as well as contributions towards the employees
retirement plan.
Temporary – this is a worker who is employed only
for a limited amount of time. This time will be decided and agreed to by both
the worker and employer before the work period initiates. Quite often workers
will be on a fixed term contract where they are contracted to a definite amount
of time and no notice is needed from the employer when it comes to the end of
the contract.
Multi skilled – multi-skilled workers have
training and skills in more than one area of a business or industry. To be
multiskilled is a great advantage when looking for work in an industry as the
employer would much rather employ someone who is flexible and isn’t limited to
one area within the industry.
Voluntary – voluntary work is unpaid and often
for charity. People generally do this for a few different reasons. One is so
that they can contribute towards a cause they believe in. the second is so that
they can gain work experience and new skills. Sometimes being do voluntary work
as they find some 0f it fun and just wish to do it as an activity rather than
just work.
Casual – casual work is sort of like one step
below part time work and is where the employee is asked to come in to the
workplace on an irregular basis. The reason that casual employees are employed
is to fill in for more regular workers who may be on holiday or off sick.
Hourly paid – a wage is the amount of money that
an employee is paid for every hour they work. This is not to be confused with a
salary, which is the same no matter how many hours the worker does. Wages vary
a lot from the minimum wage of £6.19 an hour (21 and over) and sometimes up to
very high amounts in skilled jobs or high paid industries.
Piece work – this type of pay-rate is where the
worker is paid a predetermined amount for every unit produced or every action
completed. If I worker is slow then they will be paid considerably less than a
worker who works at a much faster pace.
No comments:
Post a Comment