More than half of GTA workers in temporary, contract or part-time jobs, United Way, McMaster University report finds.
Precarious employment is here to stay, a new study shows, and Toronto’s new economic reality impacts everyone from the working poor to the middle class.
The research confirms United Way and McMaster University’s groundbreaking 2013 findings that fewer than half of workers in the GTA and Hamilton are in permanent, full-time jobs.
Instead, about 52 per cent of workers are in temporary, contract, or part-time positions.
“All the indicators suggest that this is the trend of the new labour market,” said Wayne Lewchuk, the report’s lead researcher.
“This is the new form of employment.”
It is also a major cause of social stress for people, regardless of income.
Precarious workers are twice as likely as those in stable jobs to report having mental health problems.
They are six times more likely to delay starting a relationship because of job uncertainty.
No comments:
Post a Comment