Sentences with phrase «unemployed workers facing»

However, unemployed workers facing financial ruin are more motivated to pursue litigation.

The report recommends that when an unemployed worker faces a dire financial situation, the federal government take into account the worker's best 14 weeks in the last 52 weeks, to calculate the rate of benefits available.

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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

«On average, such workers are unemployed much longer after losing their jobs than younger workers, and a huge part of that is their expectations are unrealistically high given the labour market they now face.»