Opinion: The B.C. government can improve the lives of workers right away with the long\u002Dpromised provincial precarious work strategy.
In this pilot B.C. Precarity Survey, we asked respondents about many aspects of their work lives, including different characteristics of job quality and security like working on call, frequent unexpected scheduling changes, stringing together multiple jobs to make ends meet and being unable to raise workplace safety or employment rights concerns at work for fear of retaliation.
B.C. saw historically low unemployment rates pre-pandemic, which should signal a strong labour market, yet we found that only 18 per cent of survey respondents were in secure jobs while 37 per cent had precarious jobs.Article content Workers in precarious jobs — especially those with low incomes — were more likely to experience poorer physical and mental health. For many, work demands and job strain interfered with family responsibilities on a weekly basis , impacting not only the workers themselves but also their families. Parents in precarious employment were far less likely to be able to afford school supplies and trips, or to have time to attend or volunteer at school and community-related events and activities.
Our study, released April 13, provides an important piece of the puzzle and a baseline for future analysis. But we need more data to better understand precarious employment and its unequal impacts, and to be able to monitor workers’ experiences in today’s rapidly changing labour market.
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