Temporary Employment and Social Inequality in Canada: Exploring Intersections of Gender, Race and Immigration Status

Fuller, Sylvia; Vosko, Leah F.

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“…3 THAE is a unique employment form in that it carries multiple concerns about precarity resulting from both its temporary nature on the one hand and its triangular structure on the other. Analysis of THAE's intersection with gendered, racialized, and immigration-based inequality suggests certain significant, albeit non-uniform effects (Fuller and Vosko, 2008). THAE generally correlates with lower wages, and with the reduction of employment advantages otherwise associated with certain industries/sectors (Fuller and Vosko, 2008).…”

Section: Abstract: Unions Temporary Help Agencies Temporary Agency mentioning

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“…Analysis of THAE's intersection with gendered, racialized, and immigration-based inequality suggests certain significant, albeit non-uniform effects (Fuller and Vosko, 2008). THAE generally correlates with lower wages, and with the reduction of employment advantages otherwise associated with certain industries/sectors (Fuller and Vosko, 2008). Women are significantly more likely to be agency workers, raising concerns about THAE's "gendered" nature and consequent effects (Vosko, 2000;Fuller and Vosko, 2008).…”

Section: Abstract: Unions Temporary Help Agencies Temporary Agency mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…THAE generally correlates with lower wages, and with the reduction of employment advantages otherwise associated with certain industries/sectors (Fuller and Vosko, 2008). Women are significantly more likely to be agency workers, raising concerns about THAE's "gendered" nature and consequent effects (Vosko, 2000;Fuller and Vosko, 2008). THAE exists in many industries, and is disproportionately located in the private sector.…”

Section: Abstract: Unions Temporary Help Agencies Temporary Agency mentioning

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“…THAE exists in many industries, and is disproportionately located in the private sector. 4 Using 2004 Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID) employment data, Fuller and Vosko (2008) estimate THAE to be distributed primarily across industry categories of manufacturing (17.7%), management, admin and other support services (48.3%), and healthcare and social assistance (7.7%).…”

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“…5 Agency workers are also far less likely to be unionized than direct-hire, permanent employees, with recent estimates of union coverage rates amongst agency workers being as low as 3.4% (Fuller and Vosko, 2008). 6 Further, some argue that the effects of THAE expansion radiate beyond its immediate locational circumstances, potentially carrying a broader deregulatory effect reconstituting employment relations in general, given increased potential for employment standards avoidance through THAE and the extension of such effects via market competition (Gonos, 1997;Peck and Theodore, 2002).…”

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Unions and Temporary Help Agency Employment

Bartkiw

2012

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Temporary help agency employment (THAE) is a peculiar and often precarious employment form that has become increasingly salient in Canada in recent decades. Seeking to advance both the literatures on precarious work and union renewal, this article examines the effects of the expansion of this unique employment form upon labour unions, and union responses to this phenomenon.The study employed a qualitative exploratory method, involving twenty-four interviews with key informants from fourteen large labour unions, two union federations, and the Toronto-based workers’ centre known as the “Workers’ Action Centre.” Various effects of the expansion of THAE on unions were identified and categorized as relating to either union organizing or representation activities, and a range of union responses to the phenomenon are also discussed.Overall, it is suggested that THAE growth carries the potential to constrain organizing and representation activities in multiple ways, although its effects are highly mediated by other contextual factors. Union responses have thus far been largely limited to incremental adjustments aimed at shoring up traditional organizing and collective bargaining practices.L’emploi temporaire via des agences de placement est une forme d’emploi singulière et souvent précaire qui est devenue de plus en plus répandue au Canada au cours des dernières décennies. Dans le but de faire progresser les écrits sur l’emploi précaire et le renouveau syndical, cet article étudie les effets de la croissance de cette forme unique d’emploi sur les syndicats et les réponses de ces derniers à ce phénomène.L’étude a recours à une méthodologie exploratoire qualitative comprenant vingt-quatre entrevues avec des informateurs-clés en provenance de quatorze grands syndicats ainsi que deux fédérations syndicales et un centre de travailleurs basé à Toronto (Workers’ Action Centre). Divers effets de la croissance du travail temporaire sur les syndicats sont identifiés et catégorisés selon qu’ils concernent les activités d’organisation syndicale ou les activités de représentation syndicale et un éventail de réponses syndicales au phénomène sont discutées.Globalement, il est suggéré que la croissance du travail temporaire présente un potentiel réel pour contraindre les activités d’organisation et de représentation syndicales de multiples façons, bien que ses effets soient hautement médiatisés par d’autres facteurs contextuels. Aussi, à ce jour, la réponse des syndicats s’est largement limitée à des ajustements progressifs visant à renforcer les pratiques traditionnelles de représentation et de négociation collective.El empleo de agencia de ayuda temporal (EAAT) es una forma de empleo peculiar y a menudo precario que se ha vuelto cada vez más importante en Canadá en las últimas décadas. Tratando de contribuir a los estudios sobre...

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Section: Abstract: Unions Temporary Help Agencies Temporary Agency mentioning

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Section: Abstract: Unions Temporary Help Agencies Temporary Agency mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Abstract: Unions Temporary Help Agencies Temporary Agency mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Abstract: Unions Temporary Help Agencies Temporary Agency mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Abstract: Unions Temporary Help Agencies Temporary Agency mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Systemic barriers to reporting work injuries and illnesses in contexts of language barriers

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Medley

2022

American J Industrial Med

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Background Workers who experience language barriers are at increased risk of work‐related injuries and illnesses and face difficulties reporting these health problems to their employer and workers' compensation. In the existing occupational health and safety literature, however, such challenges are often framed in individual‐level terms. We identify systemic barriers to reporting among injured workers who experience language barriers within the varying contexts of Ontario and Quebec, Canada. Methods This study merges data from two qualitative studies that investigated experiences with workers' compensation and return‐to‐work, respectively, for injured workers who experience language barriers. We conducted semi‐structured interviews with 39 workers and 70 stakeholders in Ontario and Quebec. Audio recordings were transcribed and coded using NVivo software. The data was analysed thematically and iteratively. Results Almost all workers (34/39) had filed a claim, though most had initially delayed reporting their injuries or illnesses to their employer or to workers' compensation. Workers faced several obstacles to reporting, including confusion surrounding the cause and severity of injuries and illnesses; lack of information, misinformation, and disinformation about workers' compensation; difficulties accessing and interacting with care providers; fear and insecurity linked to precarity; claim suppression by employers; negative perceptions of, and experiences with, workers' compensation; and lack of supports. Language barriers amplified each of these difficulties, resulting in significant negative impacts in economic, health, and claim areas. Conclusion Improving the linguistic and cultural competence of organizations and their representatives is insufficient to address under‐reporting among workers who experience language barriers. Efforts to improve timely reporting must tackle the policies and practices that motivate and enable under‐reporting for workers, physicians, and employers.

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Casual Employment

Lin

2023

Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research

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Temporary Employment and Social Inequality in Canada: Exploring Intersections of Gender, Race and Immigration Status

Abstract: Temporary employment, Gender, Immigration, Inequality,

Cited by 115 publications

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Unions and Temporary Help Agency Employment

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