changing the uk economy.
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- Created on: 27-02-13 16:38
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- Changing the UK economy
- Why UK employment has declined in some sectors and increased in others
- Many jobs in the secondary sector have declined because more items (e.g: cars or clothes) are being made abroad
- Jobs in
- How the tertiary and quaternary sectors have grown
- More quaternary jobs (i.e: software developer, inventor, car designer) have been invented due to the increase in technology.
- There has been an increase in tertiary jobs because there are more services for people
- How types of employment (e.g full/part-time) have changed in the UK over time
- Part time workers
- Popular due to people being able to work school hours
- Flexible woking
- Flexible working has been introduced so workers have the opportunity to be flexible with their hours
- Flexitime: Working the hours you can manage
- Working from home: This is popular due to workers needing to be at home (i.e: they have children at school)
- Job Sharing: Sharing the job with another worker to suit your hours
- Flexible working has been introduced so workers have the opportunity to be flexible with their hours
- Homeworking
- Working from home is popular as some people will need to be around their house for their children
- Part time workers
- How and why industry in the North East has changed
- How
- Coal mining, steel and pottery have all declined
- More high technology industrieshave been added
- Heavy industrues have disappeared
- Why
- Textiles are made cheaper abroad
- British coal has gone
- Footloose industries can be placed anywhere
- How
- How and why footloose industries have grown along the M4 corridor
- How
- Attracted lots of high-tech footloose industries
- Why
- Near to the sea so it's easy to import materials
- Attractive area to live in
- Close to a historical city with good universities
- Easy access to an international air port so it's easy to fly executives out
- Near to other high tech firms
- Close to the capital city (London). This can give employees places to visit for recreation
- How
- How de-industrialisation can affect the environment in a positive and negative way
- Positive
- Less pollution is given off
- Eco-friendly places could be built instead
- Negative
- There can be toxic waste left over. This can harm the environment
- Can make the area less appealing
- Positive
- Why UK employment has declined in some sectors and increased in others
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