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Chapter 2 & 3

Chapter 2 & 3. Understanding Work Based Learning. Terms. Interview A planned meeting between a job applicant and an employer Social Security The federal government’s program for providing income when family earnings are reduced or stopped because of retirement, disability, or death

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Chapter 2 & 3

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  1. Chapter 2 & 3 Understanding Work Based Learning

  2. Terms • Interview • A planned meeting between a job applicant and an employer • Social Security • The federal government’s program for providing income when family earnings are reduced or stopped because of retirement, disability, or death • Work Permit • A written statement that makes it legal for an underage student to work for an employer

  3. Terms • Training Agreement • An agreement that outlines the purposes of a work-based learning program and defines the responsibilities of the student, parents or guardian, program coordinator & employer • Training Plan • A list of skills, attitudes, and habits that a student plans to learn during his or her work-based learning experience • Training Station Report • A periodic record o the duties performed and skills/attitudes learned at work by a student in a work-based learning program

  4. Terms • Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) • A law designed to protect workers from unfair treatment by their employers • Minimum wage • Lowest hourly rate of pay that most employees must receive ($7.25 US Federal vs $9.04 in Washington!) • Equal Pay Act • Requires employers to pay employees of both sexes equally for equal work

  5. Terms • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) • Oversees and enforces equal employment opportunities nationwide • Occupational Safely & Health Administration (OSHA) • The federal agency that sets and enforces job safety and health standards for workers • Priority • The point to which one thing is more important than something else

  6. Terms • Summarizing • Writing down the main ideas of an assignment; expressing the key thoughts • Workbook page 19

  7. Know the Law • Case 1: • Wayne has been employed as a trainee in a print shop for one month and receives less than minimum wage for his work. According to the FLSA, have Wayne’s rights been violated?

  8. Know the Law • Case 2: • Karen and Don work for an insurance company. They were hired at the same time and do the same jobs. One day, Don found out that Karen was paid more for her work. Have Don’s rights been violated? • What should Don do?

  9. Know the Law • Case 3: • Linda works as a telephone operator for $8.00 an hour. One week she worked 48 hours. According to the FLSA, is Linda entitled to overtime pay? • Assuming overtime is paid at a rate of 1 ½ times the regular rate for each hour worked beyond 40, what is Linda’s pay for the week?

  10. Know the Law • Case 4: • Jamilla and Bill work in a large department store doing the same job with the same responsibilities. Jamilla has worked there for one year, while Bill has worked there for nine years. Jamilla found out Bill is paid a wage higher than hers. Were Jamilla’s rights violated?

  11. Know the Law • Case 5: • Wu has been employed at a card shop for three years. She works 40 hours per week, receiving less than minimum wage for her work. According to the FLSA, have Wu’s rights been violated? • What should she do?

  12. Know the Law • Case 6: • Sherry is 16 years ld and works in the office of a large meatpacking plant. She would prefer to operate a meat cutting machine, but the plant supervisor refuses to give her the job. According to the FLAS, have Sherry’s rights been violated?

  13. Know the Law • Case 7: • Hasem is a server in a restaurant. He is paid $3.00 per hour. According to the FLSA, have Hasem’s rights been violated?

  14. Know the Law • Case 8: • Montel is 16 years old and in a job training program to become a customer service representative. He makes $5.00 per hour. According to the FLSA, have Montel’s rights been violated?

  15. Know the Law • Case 9: • Renalia is 18 years old. She works in a supermarket deli. She uses a meat and cheese slicer every day. According to the FLSA, have Renalia’s rights been violated?

  16. Your Study Habits • Activity pg 20

  17. Organizing Your Schedule • Workbook pg 20

  18. Chapter 3 Terms • Attitude • A person’s outlook on life that shows how he or she feels and thinks about other people and situations • Self-Esteem • Having confidence and satisfaction in oneself • Individual Responsibility • Willingness to answer for one’s conduct and decisions

  19. Terms • Initiative • Making oneself do what is necessary • Self-management • Initiative • Sociability • Interacting easily with people

  20. Terms • Constructive criticism • Helping someone make improvement by discussing his or her weak points • Job evaluation • A supervisor’s written review of an employees work performance • Ethics • A guiding set of moral values

  21. Terms • Integrity • Firmly following one’s moral values • Confidential • Private • Work ethic • How a person feels about his or her job and the effort he or she puts into it

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