Sentences with phrase «of precarious employment»
Lewchuk, W., de Wolf, A., King, A., and Planyi, M. (2006) The hidden costs of precarious employment: health and the employment relationship, In Vosko (Ed), Precarious Employment: Understanding Labour Market Insecurity in Canada.
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Meanwhile, the number of people in «vulnerable» employment — such as self - employment — increased, adding to an outlook of the global employment landscape as precarious at best and deteriorating at worst as the global recovery takes time.
TORONTO — The rise of so - called precarious employment in Canada — mainly work in the services and retail sectors — has brought with it some questionable employer practices that have employees stressed out and labour activists fuming.
TORONTO — The rise of so - called precarious employment in Canada — mainly work in the services and retail sectors — has brought with
This significant rise in precarious employment is a serious threat — not only to the collective prosperity of the region, but also to the social fabric of communities.
Making news over the weekend was a report from the United Way and McMaster University researchers about how half the residents of Southern Ontario have fallen into «precarious employment.»
The exact size and growth of this workforce is debated, but workers employed under precarious work conditions make up a significant portion of the larger workforce, with estimates that 4 out of every 10 workers are now employed in precarious situations.49 These workers typically face higher income volatility than workers in traditional employment relationships because they spend more time unemployed or underemployed and some have low earnings.50
With an image of the Bastille being stormed by a rabble of freelance writers, part - time cooks and itinerant Caribbean fruit pickers in mind, perhaps it's relevant to consider the current situation in Europe, where generations of abundant labour regulation have robbed much of the Continent of employment flexibility — sorry, precarious work.
Current and recent projects include «Immigrants and Precarious Employment» (with P. Landolt); the «Poverty and Employment Precarity in Southern Ontario» research alliance (directed by W. Lewchuck and in collaboration with the UWGTA); the «Agency Data on Migration» project (directed by A. Kim); and «Negotiating the Boundaries of Rights and Membership» (directed by P. Landolt).
Although there have been significant gains in employment, most of the high paying jobs that were once available in manufacturing during the height of the Auto Pact have been replaced by precarious service industry jobs with much lower rates of pay.
Meanwhile, precarious employment is increasing in Canada, especially the proportion of self - employed workers and those in temporary jobs, and especially for younger workers.
A disproportionate percentage of last year's growth came from precarious self - employment.
It all began when Alexander Zeldin, 29, was handed a copy of The Night Cleaner, a book by French author Florence Aubenas illuminating the precarious world of temporary work without a defined contract of employment in northern France.
I also intend to do more to improve the employment situation of researchers on precarious contracts by pushing for more secure contracts and offering support to colleagues who need a morale boost.
The impeccably curated online presences of these young women — fashion blogging is heavily skewed female — seem to offer hope and a sense of control in an economy marked by persistent instability and precarious employment conditions.
8.8 protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments of all workers, including migrant workers, particularly women migrants, and those in precarious employment
The decline of defined benefit pension plans outside of the public sector, coupled with the rise of self - employment, contract work and precarious, part - time labour have made saving for retirement more challenging — and more important — than ever.
If millennials are correct and their employment continuity is more precarious than previous generations, or else they really are going to prioritize work - life balance or following their passions over constant, steady employment, then the fluctuations in their work - related incomes year - to - year might make RRSPs a useful vehicle for those years of lower or no other income.
Ditch a life of poverty and precarious self - employment!
These groups, rooted in a political theater of the streets, are staging interventions in museums to protest precarious employment at home and exploitative conditions abroad.
The report confirms that the sharing (or gig) economy is extremely precarious — by forcing its participants to accept the status of «independent contractor», they are not employees and as such they are not protected by employment law and do not contribute towards employment insurance and other social safety net programs.
«An important focus is on vulnerable workers in precarious jobs in the context of employment standards and labour relations,» the interim report's authors note.
Ryan Newell examines how Bill 18's amendments to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 will impact the working lives of low - wage and precarious workers.
Thus in order to avoid slipping down the socio - economic ladder into poorly paid, precarious positions in the service sector, those young people have been trying to jump up a rung or two by flooding professional schools, despite years of [widely publicized] poor employment prospects.
The Changing Workplace Review is making recommendations to ensure that laws about employment and unionization meet the needs of all workers, especially those in the most precarious jobs.
Many of the injured workers IWC assists are women, immigrants, and work in non-union or precarious employment situations.
Annual workshops have addressed such issues as precarious employment, myths and realities of early and safe return to work, participatory action research methods and tools.
Indeed, the Government of Ontario's Changing Workplaces Review reflects a need to revisit Ontario's legislative framework to better align it with growing trends in the workplace, including the rise in precarious employment and rapid technological change.
In addition to a detailed analysis of the options proposed by the Special Advisors, the WAC / Parkdale report provides specific recommendations on the sweeping changes needed for Ontario's labour laws (Employment Standards Act & Labour Relations Act) to more effectively address low waged and precarious work conditions.
Not just the poorest of the poor but people in precarious employment, those with lower levels of education, people with disabilities, those living in housing stress, and many Indigenous Australians.
As KOWEPS examines employment status and depression using CES - D, several reports have identified the effects of employment status and depression using KOWEPS data.33 — 35 Kim et al33 found that changing from precarious to permanent work or from permanent to precarious work was associated with new - onset depressive symptoms among Korean women.
In a time of rising health care costs and precarious employment, that is no small thing.
With the unemployment rate being near 10 percent, many couples face the stress of a precarious financial situation.3 Concerns about employment, housing, and providing food and other necessities for family members can lead to many mental health difficulties, such as anxiety and depression.
With so many in «precarious employment» and more to come (forty percent of jobs on the lower mainland created over the past while are considered precarious positions), workers should fear their job security or their ability to find another position.