Aleksandra Sagan, The Canadian Press

Shifting work hours pushing fast food workers into precarious employment

Madeleine Miller started working part time at a Kanata, Ont., Tim Hortons as soon as she turned 15. She found her work schedule erratic. She’d often be scheduled for a three-hour shift on the weekends, but would then be asked to stay much longer on busy days. Sometimes, her boss would then renege and cut […]

January 9, 2019 September 13, 2019
15:30

Canada faces ‘economic crisis’ if gender employment divide remains

Job prospects for women are looking increasingly bleak as the so-called fourth industrial revolution puts female-dominated industries at imminent risk. In Canada, where the traditional gender employment divide persists, that could mean a big hit to the economy given that almost half of the Canadian labour force is comprised of women. “If we can’t equip 50 […]

February 5, 2016 September 13, 2019
09:50