Precarious Work News Today

Global climates are changing and the world is rapidly warming. Canada’s labour laws must keep pace with the rate of change to protect workers.

Hobby Lobby is hiring seasonal and temporary employees to set up its new Missoula location.The company is advertising jobs with wages ranging $13 to $14 an hour

The work environment is a social determinant of health. However, work has been underused as a lever to address health inequalities.

Paid domestic work has a low status in South Africa. The labour of domestic workers is often undervalued and unrecognised.

Reality TV workers may not need their own union but they could benefit from joining existing unions serving the creative industries.

Since 2011, I’ve worked in more than 20 precarious workplaces in hospitality, manufacturing and logistics – and I have only seen a union once.

The writers strike lays bare all the ills of working on one of the lowest rungs of the entertainment industry.

Temping can be a great way to make quick cash, and there’s more to it than office work. But there are drawbacks.

Groundbreaking research finds ‘good jobs’ are being replaced by work that leaves people struggling.

This round of gate-opening reveals the truth about Canada’s economic immigration policy