Abstracts/Résumés

IS PRECARIOUS EMPLOYMENT LOW INCOME EMPLOYMENT? THE CHANGING LABOUR MARKET IN SOUTHERN ONTARIO

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Wayne Lewchuk
Professor,
School of Labour Studies and Department of Economics,
McMaster University,
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada		 Stephanie Procyk
Manager,
Research, Public Policy and Evaluation,
United Way Toronto,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada		 Michelynn Lafleché
Director of Research,
Public Policy and Evaluation,
United Way Toronto,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada		 Dan Rosen
Senior Policy Advisor,
Economic Development and Culture Division,
City of Toronto,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada		 Diane Dyson
Director,
Research and Public Policy,
WoodGreen Community Services,		 John Shields
Professor,
Department of Politics and Public Administration,
Ryerson University,		 Luin Goldring
Associate Professor,
Department of Sociology,
York University,		 Peter Viducis
Manager, Economic Research and Business Info,
Economic Development and Culture,
City of Toronto,		 Alan Meisner
Principal,
Quantacan,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada		 Sam Vrankulj
Project Manager,
Poverty and Precarious Employment in Southern Ontario,
McMaster University,

This paper examines the association between income and precarious employment, how this association is changing and how it is shaped by gender and race. It explores how precarious employment has spread to even middle income occupations and what this implies for our understanding of contemporary labour markets and employment relationship norms. The findings indicate a need to refine our views of who is in precarious employment and a need to re-evaluate the nature of the Standard Employment Relationship, which we would argue is not only becoming less prevalent, but also transitioning into something that is less secure.

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