Curated OER
Employee Payroll Simulation
Students simulate creating and calculating employees payrolls using hourly wages, deductions, and proper taxes.
Curated OER
The Top Ten On-The-Job Skills and Attitudes
Pupils interview people who have a business and have people working for them. They create a bar graph with the results of their survey. They create a chart with the most important skills or attitudes looked for in a potential employee.
Curated OER
FOOD CHAIN
Students explore the relationship among suppliers, employees, and customers. They participate in a game that demonstrates this relationship.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Why Work Now?
Why do people work so hard? Why aren't you just assigned a job that you are interested in and get paid as much as the next guy? This lesson plan will show you why employers want the best workers that their money can buy!