Which statement shows a broad understanding of work?

Correct answer: Work can include paid unpaid care and volunteering

Work has a broader meaning than a job that brings a salary. People perform many useful activities in homes, communities, and organisations. Caring for children or older people, cooking, cleaning, helping others voluntarily, and doing paid employment all require time, effort, and often knowledge or skill. Some of this work is paid and some is unpaid, but unpaid work can still be socially and economically important.

Option C is correct because it includes paid work, unpaid care work, and volunteering within the idea of work. Options A and B are too narrow: work is not limited to wages or offices. Option D is also incorrect because skills help people perform tasks effectively in almost every kind of work. A broad understanding makes invisible or unpaid contributions easier to recognise.