Question

Which of the following is true? * 1 point A) To be classified as employed, you must be a full-time worker at a paid job B) To be classified as employed, you must work at least 20 hours per week at a paid job. C) To be classified as employed, you must work at least 1 hour per week at a paid job or 15 hours or more as an unpaid worker in your family business. D) If you are not working and turn down a job offer in the previous week, you are no longer classified as unemployed.

Answer 1

Answer:

C) To be classified as employed, you must work at least 1 hour per week at a paid job or 15 hours or more as an unpaid worker in your family business.

Explanation:

As per the rules stipulated by International Labor Organization under it's international standard states an individual so as to be referred to as "employed" must work for 1 hour per week for paid work and if such an individual works in a family business, should work for 15 hours or more as an unpaid worker.

Such a definition gave rise to the concept of "underemployment" wherein, a person is employed for lesser time than ordinarily a full time employee would be. The law has been criticized based upon that since considering an hour of work in a week as employed is almost as good as unemployed.