Here’s how BC should protect app-based workers
Instead of acting immediately on its election promise to extend essential workplace protections to vulnerable app-based workers, the BC government embarked on y... Read more.
It’s time for a robust precarious work strategy for BC
Opinion: The B.C. government has the power to improve the lives of these workers and their families right away with the long-promised provincial precarious work... Read more.
New survey data shines light on the extent and impacts of precarious employment in BC
The rise of the “gig economy” and on-demand work through online platforms like Uber and Skip the Dishes has ignited public debate about precarious work and ... Read more.
But is it a good job? Understanding precarity in BC
The pilot BC Precarity Survey aimed to address the lack of data on precarious work in British Columbia. The survey, completed by over 3,000 workers aged 25 to 6... Read more.
Inequality, employment and COVID-19
This report examines the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on the BC job market and on different groups of workers a year into the pandemic. It reviews key economic an... Read more.
To reduce gender inequality, introduce paid sick leave
To reduce gender inequality, introduce paid sick leave In the week of International Women’s Day let’s celebrate BC’s positive steps toward gender equality... Read more.
Paid sick leave finally on the agenda: Here’s why it matters
The COVID-19 pandemic has made it clear that everyone’s health and well-being depends on workers being able to stay home when they are sick. In BC, workers no... Read more.
Working multiple jobs to make ends meet: More common in BC than we might think
The devastating toll of COVID-19 in nursing homes across the country has drawn attention to the fact that many workers in long-term care work at multiple facili... Read more.
