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The Precarity Penalty: The Impact of Employment Precarity on Individuals, Households and Communities - and What to Do About It
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Authors/contributors
- Lewchuk, Wayne (Author)
- Poverty and Employment Precarity in Southern Ontario (Author)
- Laflèche, Michelynn (Author)
- Procyk, Stephanie (Author)
- Dyson, Diane (Author)
- Goldring, Luin (Author)
- Lior, Karen (Author)
- Meisner, Alan (Author)
- Shields, John L. (Author)
- Tambureno, Anthony (Author)
- Viducis, Peter (Author)
Title
The Precarity Penalty: The Impact of Employment Precarity on Individuals, Households and Communities - and What to Do About It
Abstract
In 2013, the Poverty and Employment Precarity in Southern Ontario (PEPSO) research group released the report, "It's More than Poverty: Employment Precarity and Household Wellbeing." Based on 4,165 surveys collected in late 2011 and early 2012, and 83 interviews conducted in 2011 with workers in different forms of precarious employment, It's More than Poverty examined the characteristics of employment in the Greater Toronto-Hamilton Area (GTHA). It documented the range of employment experiences and it revealed the extent of insecurity associated with insecure employment relationships. Equally important, it showed the impact of insecure employment relationships on individual and household well-being and community participation.... --From Executive Summary.
Place
[Hamilton, Ont.]
Institution
Poverty and Employment Precarity in Southern Ontario
Date
2015
Pages
196 pages: colour illustrations, tables + executive summary (31 pages : colour illustrations, tables)
Language
English
Short Title
The Precarity Penalty
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OCLC WorldCat FirstSearch
Extra
OCLC: 929597951
Notes
Note(s): "May 2015."
"McMaster University ; United Way Toronto."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-196).
Responsibility: [prepared by the Poverty and Employment Precarity in Southern Ontario (PEPSO) research group] ; Wayne Lewchuk [and others].
Summary: https://pepsouwt.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/precarity-penalty-summary_final-hires_trimmed.pdf
Citation
Lewchuk, W., Poverty and Employment Precarity in Southern Ontario, Laflèche, M., Procyk, S., Dyson, D., Goldring, L., Lior, K., Meisner, A., Shields, J. L., Tambureno, A., & Viducis, P. (2015). The Precarity Penalty: The Impact of Employment Precarity on Individuals, Households and Communities - and What to Do About It (p. 196 pages: colour illustrations, tables + executive summary (31 pages : colour illustrations, tables)). Poverty and Employment Precarity in Southern Ontario. https://pepsouwt.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/precarity-penalty-report_final-hires_trimmed.pdf
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