Sentences with phrase «precarious jobs»

«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.

Top precarious jobs include retail or restaurant staff; freelance or contract office temps; and temporary foreign workers in agriculture.

As you try to eliminate precarious jobs through red tape, employers come to fear the burden of new permanent employees.

Secure, well - paying jobs are being replaced by precarious jobs with no security or benefits.

Too many people — and too many of my members — are struggling to survive in precarious jobs where they can't get enough hours and their wages aren't enough to live on.

Within this broad mandate, their key focus has been identifying legislative amendments needed to protect vulnerable workers in precarious jobs.

But the dramatic economic downturn in the world economy that hurt so many workers starting in 2008 only accelerated a decades - long trend toward more precarious jobs and the unstable hours, low wages, minimal benefits and insecurity that this work means for so many.

I believe that the re-orientation of British politics under Corbyn and in particular of the Labour Party is highly beneficial, not only to the large strata within British society that have been discarded in the last 20 to 30 years, but interestingly also for British business that produces real stuff as opposed to the City of London and various other service sectors that produce precarious jobs and nothing much of substance.

Certainly financial stressors, the dearth of affordable childcare options, and precarious jobs play a role.

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.

«The scope of our review is very broad and, while we intend to deal with a variety of matters,... our key focus will be on vulnerable workers in precarious jobs and the need for legislative amendments to address some of the issue facing these workers,» wrote the special advisors in their interim report.

The more you try to stamp out precarious jobs, the more damage you do to the jobs market.

A growing number of our members are employed in atypical and precarious jobs that lack stability, regular scheduling, and provide substandard or no benefits and pensions.

Many parents manage the precarious job of bathing babies by climbing into the tub with them.

Older people employed beyond the age of 65 are often in part - time and precarious jobs.

«Instead of traditional presents, give the gift of simply telling them to watch me host the Oscars,» Harris says in the less - than - sparkling ad to herald his gig as MC of the plate - spinning production - a precarious job that nearly ended the careers of former hosts like Anne Hathaway and James Franco, as well as beloved late - night talk show host David Letterman and, more recently, actor Seth MacFarlane.

Macdonald says he understands it may be hard to begin saving early for those in part - time, precarious jobs.

And yet, migrant workers who come to Canada under Canada's temporary foreign worker program, especially low - skilled streams, will tell you again and again that they are paying fees, thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars, for the promise of a low - paid, precarious job in Canada.

The Interim Report focuses on the need for legislative amendments to address issues facing «vulnerable workers in precarious jobs.»

No mean feat as a single mum with two kids and two dogs and a precarious job.