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Before I knew I had a job, I went and did it, I came home and I had a
life. . . . It’s like this precarious work. … It changes you as a person.
What are the social effects of precarious
employment?
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Whywelookedatemployment
¾ Shi2towardacommunityimpactorienta6onin2003
¾ LosingGroundresearchin2007¾ Intelligencefrommemberagencies—ourcity’s
socialbarometer¾ Wantedtoexaminetheimpactofchanging
employmentonlifeoutsideofwork
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“We’rejustgivingyoujobsorworkasitcomes....Youdon’thavebenefits....Ifyougetassignedwork,great;ifyoudon’t,youdon’tgetany....Thatwasstressfulbecauseyoucouldgetamonthwithoutworkandthensuddenlyworkalongweekend,twelvehourshiBs....Yougetallthismoney,butyouhavetomakeitlastbecausewhoknowswhenthey’regoingtocallyouagain.”
-Rafael
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Before I knew I had a job, I went and did it, I came home and I had a
life. . . . It’s like this precarious work. … It changes you as a person.
What are the social effects of precarious
employment?
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TheStudy
¾ Randomsurveyof4,193individualsbyLegerMarke6ng
¾ CoversHamiltonandtheGTA¾ 28interviewswithindividualsinprecarious
employment
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Howtomeasureprecariousemployment? ¾ Formoftheemploymentrela6onship
� Isittempagencywork,short-term,casual,ownaccountself-employed?
¾ Characteris6csoftheemploymentrela6onship� EmploymentPrecarityIndex
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TheEmploymentPrecarityIndexWhatisincluded?� Notpaidifmisswork� Notinstandardemployment
rela6onship� Weeklyincomenotstable� Hoursworkednotstable� Workon-call� Don’tknowworkschedulein
advance� Paidincash � Temporaryemployment� Nobenefits� Weakvoiceatwork
Whatisnotincluded?� Income
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Manypeoplecanbetrappedinprecariousjobsthatmakeithardtobuildastable,securelife.
“I’vedonesomuchtemporarywork,andnoone’severmademepermanentorextendedthecontract...andit’sreallyfrustraHngbecauseI’mHredoftemping.Ijustwantsomestableemployment,andit’ssofrustraHng.”
-Tanvi
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Fewerworkersareinpermanentfull-6meemploymentinthe2014sample
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Manypeopleinprecariousjobshaveahard6memovingintobe[eropportuni6es.
“I’veneverbeenatajobwheretheywereofferingthatkindoftraining.Theyactuallywantedyoutoknowthestuffalready....They’renotgoingtosay“Oh,we’regoingtobewillingtotrain.”Alltheyseeisabunchofapplicantsinfrontofthemandthey’renotgoingtotakesomebodyonthatdoesn’thavethetrainingortheexperience.” -Francesca
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Theyearnlessincomeandliveinhouseholdswithlessincome
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Workersinprecariousemploymentdonotreceivesupplementalhealthbenefits.
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Workersinprecariousemploymentdonotgetpaidiftheymisswork.
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Theyhavelessaccesstotraining.
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Lackofchildcareisanissueforworkersinprecariousemployment.
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Precariousemploymenthasamajorimpactonthehealthandwell-beingofindividualsandtheirfamilies.
“You’rejustconstantlyfighHngforwork;you’reconstantlytryingtofindwork....ButthewaythatmybrainisgoingrightnowislikeIjustneedasteadyincomebecausethisisjustgeNngridiculous.WhereI’matrightnowis,financially,reallyprecarious;it’sreallyprecarious.” -Eva
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Precariousemploymentisassociatedwithincreasedriskofmentalhealthissues.
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Precariousemploymentisassociatedwithincreasedanxietyathome.
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Precariousemploymentisassociatedwithincreasedanxietyathome.
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Precariousemploymentisassociatedwithincreasedincomestress.
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Precarious employment is associated with increased income stress.
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Precariousemploymentcanaffectchildren.
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Workersinprecariousemploymentcanbemoreisolated.
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Theyvolunteermoreforjobopportuni6es.
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Precariousemploymentisbadforeveryone—butyourrace,genderandwhereyouwereborncanmakethingsworse.
“Icouldn’tfindjob.Ilookedandlooked...soIsaid“youknowwhat?Itisnotthere”...Thisisvery,it’sverydegrading,it’sveryhumiliaHng....Itmakesmefeellike“okay,I’mnotdoingwellhere,somaybeIhadtogobacktowhereIcomefrom,becauseI’mjustgeNngbyinthiscountry.” -Sofia
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Workersinprecariousemploymentfacemorediscrimina6on
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Racializedworkersreportmorediscrimina6on
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Thereareprac6calsolu6onsthatwillgivepeopleinprecariousjobsapathwaytomorestabilityandsecurity1. Buildingadynamiclabourmarketthatsupports
workersinprecariousemployment2. Ensuringthatjobsareapathwaytoincomeand
employmentsecurity3. Enhancingsocialandcommunitysupportsfora
newlabourmarket
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1. Buildingadynamiclabourmarketthatsupportsworkersinprecariousemployment ¾ Buildingaworkforce-developmentplanfora
changinglabourmarket¾ Providingtrainingopportuni6esforthosein
insecureemployment¾ Enablingmoresecureemployment¾ Addressingdiscrimina6oninhiring,jobreten6on
andadvancement
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2. Ensuringthatjobsareapathwaytoincomeandemploymentsecurity ¾ Modernizingemploymentstandards
¾ Reducingtheimpactsofirregularworkschedulesforworkers
¾ Improvingincomesecurityforworkersinprecariousjobs
¾ Enhancingaccesstobenefitsforworkersininsecurejobs
¾ Suppor6ngvoiceatwork
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3. Enhancingsocialandcommunitysupportsforanewlabourmarket
¾ Enablingflexible,qualitychildcare¾ Improvingaccesstocommunityservices¾ Crea6ngaccessibleopportuni6esforchildren
andyouth¾ Ensuringmeaningfulvolunteeropportuni6es
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Before I knew I had a job, I went and did it, I came home and I had a
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What are the social effects of precarious
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