SOCI 352 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Precarious Work, Unemployment Benefits
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On thursday- come up with a researchable research question- something that you can answer with the databases. Employment that lacks standard forms of labour security. Characteristics of precarious employment (continuum and multidimensional: degree of certainty. What is the possibility of losing your job. Depends on your life stage, do you have any other options, are they easy to find? (your likelihood to find other jobs) more important to some workers than others. Higher income, you have a bit of buffer. The predictability of your income (much easier to plan your life: regulatory protection. Policies designed to protect workers (employment insurance, health regulation and other social regulations) Sometimes not: control over the labour process control how you do your job over the conditions you do your work workers highly value autonomy. High level of stress, health risks if there is no control: high risks of ill-health, the level of stress.
