SOCI 3430 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Canada 2001 Census, Precarious Work, Labour Candidates And Parties In Canada
16 Mar 2016
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Learn about precarious work/employment and its practices in canada and in the world. Show the links between precarious work, race and migration. Discuss why we need to care about precarious employment. Precarious work: (underemployment) seasonal work low income, under pay mainly part time, employees don"t have the same benefits. This type of employment is not guaranteed; can be terminated at any time: this is more and more common affects a lot of people. The worker: has one employers, works full-time, works year-round, on he employer"s premises, enjoys extensive statutory benefits and entitlements, expects to be employed indefinitely. These jobs are insecure because they can be let go at any time. 3 dimensions: lack of regulatory protection, control, income. Part-time employment, temporary employment, own-account self-employment, on-call work, home-based work. 90% of workers feel insecure about their jobs. Companies are shifting from directly employing to hiring through agencies or brokers. Wages are much less than for regular workers (1/3 less than 50%)
