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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

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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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TheStudy

¾  Randomsurveyof4,193individualsbyLegerMarke6ng

¾  CoversHamiltonandtheGTA¾  28interviewswithindividualsinprecarious

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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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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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