Domestic workers in the UK
In this film we find out about domestic workers and what their lives are like.
In this film we find out about domestic workers and what their lives are like.
Try these vocabulary exercises to learn words for jobs.
In this module you will watch a video which shows Harmonie starting a new job in a school as a teaching assistant.
This lesson is based around employability and deals with the language needed to phone an employer to report in sick. This is followed by some work on form-filling in the context of completing a self-certification form. There is some vocabulary work around the kinds of illnesses which might prevent you from going to work, but this is not the primary focus of the session.
What do you know about Working Tax Credits? Read this factsheet about working tax credits for migrant workers. You will learn some language to help you understand the subject.
Do you know any problems that people can have with tax and national insurance? Read some information to make sure that you are paying the right amount. You will also learn some words to help you understand the subject
Do you know what rights you have at work? Here you can read a fact sheet telling you about your rights at work. You will learn key words to help you understand the issues.
Have you ever experienced religious discrimination at work? In this resource you can find out about different kinds of discrimination. You will learn key words to help you understand and talk about the problem.
Do you know about paying tax and national insurance as a migrant worker? Read some information to make sure that you are paying the right amount. You will also learn some words to help you understand the subject
Do you know what rights you have at work? Here you can read a fact sheet telling you about your right to a minimum wage. You will learn key words to help you understand the issue.