Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Senior Secondary 1

Term: 2^nd Term

Week: 11

Class: Senior Secondary School 1

Age: 15 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:       

Subject:      Economics

Topic:-       The labour market

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to

1. Define labour market
2. Explain the concept of the labour force
3. State the factors affecting the size of labour
4. Discuss the meaning, types, causes and problems of the mobility of labour

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2

PRESENTATION	TEACHER’S ACTIVITY	STUDENT’S ACTIVITY
STEP 1 INTRODUCTION	The teacher reviews the previous lesson on population density	Students pay attention
STEP 2 EXPLANATION	She explains the meaning of the labour market and the concept of the labour force. She further explains the factors affecting the size of labour	Students pay attention and participates
STEP 3 DEMONSTRATION	She further discusses the meaning, types, causes and problems of the mobility of labour.	Students pay attention and participate
STEP 4 NOTE TAKING	The teacher writes a summarized note on the board	The students copy the note in their books

 

NOTE

THE LABOUR MARKET

Labour Market  is the market in which buyers and sellers of labour are in a

close contact during which the wages   and other conditions of employment

are negotiated and determined. It is an integral part of factor market where

factors of production are bought and sold.

 

THE CONCEPT OF LABOUR FORCE

This is also referred to as the working population.  It is defined as the total

number of people (male and female) who fall within the age bracket who

are allowed by law, custom or other factors to work and who make

themselves available for work. That is, it is the total number of people

available to supply the needed labour for the production of economic goods

and services.

 

The labour force is the active productive sector of a country’s population. It

is also defined as the total economic active segment of a country.

 

FACTORS AFFECTING THE SIZE OF LABOUR FORCE

1. The size of a country’s total population
   1. The school entry and leaving ages
      1. The retirement age
      2. The number of disabled people
      3. The number of women that are not allowed to work for payment apart from house work

2. The number of working hours
3. The rate of brain drain in a country
4. The ratio of emigration to immigration in a country
5. The willingness of workers to work
6. Age distribution that determines working age of people in a country

 

MOBILITY OF LABOUR

Mobility of labour is the degree of movement of labour from one

geographical location to another or from one occupation to another

occupation. Mobility of labour can be divided into two: i Geographical

mobility of labour, ii Occupational mobility of labour

 

GEOGRAPHICAL MOBILITY OF LABOUR: It is the movement of labour

from one geographical area to another.

 

CAUSES/FACTORS OF GEOGRAPHICAL MOBILITY OF LABOUR

By causes of geographical mobility of labour, we mean the reasons why

people (labour) move from one place to another, and the reasons why

people move to a new place are:

1. To enjoy availability of social amenities present in the new place
2. To seek for employment opportunities
3. Transfer of workers to a new place
4. For education and training
5. To engage in economic activities
6. Policy of the government e.g favourable immigration policy
7. Affordable  cost of transportation
8. Absence of political upheaval in a new place

 

PROBLEMS OF GEOGRAPHICAL MOBILITY OF LABOUR

By problems of geographical mobility of labour, we mean factors which

prevent or make people to hesitate to move to a new place, and which are:

1. Bond of affection attached to a particular location
2. Fear of religious, tribal or  racial discrimination
3. Difference in climatic condition
4. Difficulty in language
5. Lack of adequate education
6. Conservative attitude of illiterates
7. Strong economic consideration
8. Presence of political hostility in a new place

 

OCCUPATIONAL MOBILITY OF LABOUR:

It is the movement of labour from one occupation to another in the same

town or different town. This movement may be relatively easy if it involves

just a transfer of worker from one factory to another without any change in

the duty performed by this worker, in which case, occupational mobility of

labour is said to be Lateral. On the other hands, it may be difficult if not

impossible when it involves a complete change in which occupational

mobility of labour is said to be Vertical.

 

CAUSES/FACTORS OF OCCUPATIONAL MOBILITY OF LABOUR

By causes of occupational mobility of labour, we means reasons why

people change from one occupation to another occupation, and the

reasons are:

1. Trade depression and trade boom
2. Policy of the government
3. Monotony of work
4. Cost and length of training
5. Better condition of service
6. Attitude of employers
7. Attractive salaries and other juicy fringe benefits

 

PROBLEMS OF OCCUPATIONAL MOBILITY OF LABOUR

By problems of occupational mobility of labour, we mean those factors

which prevent labour from leaving one occupation for another occupation,

and these factors are:

1. Geographical location of the new job
2. Salary differences
3. Ignorance on the part of workers
4. Benefits from pension right
5. Legal bond or agreement with the employer
6. High future prospect
7. Lack of adequate education

 

EVALUATION:    1. Define the labour market

2. Explain the concept of the labour force
3. Enumerate the five factors affecting the size of the labour force
4. Explain the meaning of mobility of labour
5. State four causes and problems of mobility
6. geographical mobility of labour
7. occupational mobility of labour

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively