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Junior Cycle Business Studies: Employment, work & volunteering

How often Employment, work & volunteering comes up on the Business Studies papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 5 of the last 6 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Employment, work & volunteering, Common Level(6 marks)

Quick ones on Employment, work & volunteering.

(a)What is volunteering?
  1. Working for a wage in the public sector
  2. Giving your time and skills for free
  3. Working part-time for tips
(b)Which of these people works in the public sector?
  1. A software developer at a tech firm
  2. A barber with his own shop
  3. A nurse in a public hospital
(c)Which of these is a benefit in kind?
  1. A company car
  2. Overtime pay
  3. A Christmas bonus
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(a) Giving your time and skills for free

(b) A nurse in a public hospital

(c) A company car

Your turn: Common Level questions on Employment, work & volunteering.

Common Level

Asked on 5 of the last 6 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q13, Q18b
2025Q9
2024Q1
2023Q16b
2022Not asked
2019Q18a

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

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