Labour Market Activity

Activity 1:
1- Search for the definition of the word Labour Market, and then write it in
your own words.
The market in which workers compete for jobs and employers compete for workers

2- What is the importance of labour market?

Themarketinwhichworkerscompeteforjobsandemployerscompeteforworkers

3- What is the current status of Labour market in the UAE?

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4- What is the most position hired? And what is the least?

Most:
localarea

5- What is the most sought after educational and academic qualifications in

candidates? And which are the least?
Most:experience
least:hobbies,age

6- What are the top five skills looked for in a candidate?

1Leadership
2Creative
3Teamwork
4solvingproblems
5interactive

7- Which industries attract/retain the top talent?

Mostisengineertechnologyeducation

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Activity 2: Video1
1- How does the speaker view Labour Market?
A country that has different companies and workers from different ages and the may be
skilled or unskilled workers / Buy and sell labour

2- How many will be employed/unemployed?

65 people become employed
5 people unemployed

3- What does Labour Market depend on?

- Supply (Workers)
- Demand ( Employers - Companies )

4- What does working poor mean?

People who have a job and yet struggles to make ends meet

5- What is minimum wage?

The lowest salaries rise significantly, which help the poorest to escape the poverty

6- How do companies cost save?

- Replacing man with machines
- Relocating production to places where labour is cheaper

7- What are the solutions suggested for each country? Where do you think
country 1, 2, 3 are?

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1- United States
Minimum wages scrapped and the market is left to set labour cost in its own -> the wages
of less skilled workers dropped significantly.
2- France
The government keeps the minimum wages but does a way with social security
contributions on low wages..
The cost of unskilled labour falls for companies without any decline in purchasing power
employees
(Salary include social security contributions that help fund and employment insurance as
well the health system and penitence..)
3- Denmark
Increase productivity of unskilled workers through the founding go training schemes

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Activity 3: Video 2:
1- What happened to the unemployment rate in the UAE?
Unemployment rate is drop right now, which make companies plan and focus
more in the future.

2- What did the speaker say about female in private sector? Why?
Increasing, Salary in private sector is low, weekend work, they work from
morning to evening ( 7 to 5 or 6 ), some of them don't have certificate and this
sector want just to employ anyone, it docent depend on certificate

3- What is the Absher programme?

Supporting private sector to train employees..

4- How many chances are job seekers given? Why?

Private sector, public sector

5- What are the issues with private sector?

Change working hours, holidays and salaries

6- Suggest methods to encourage Emirates to participate more in the UAE Labour

Market.
Raise the salary, Working environment..

8- What do you think the future of Labour Market will be in the UAE?
I think it will be high productive and effective cause there are lots of people want to be effective
in the society

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