Gig Workers

• Alberta gig workers push for recognition as unstable incomes, burnout take toll

  The findings highlight what gig workers say they know firsthand: the flexibility of the work often comes at the cost of stability, benefits and long-term financial security.

  Canada

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• Minimum wage for gig workers won’t solve key problems, experts warn

  British Columbia is the latest jurisdiction to bring in minimum wages for gig workers, starting this fall. But advocates and experts say it might not help.

  Canada

  Jun 14, 2024
  
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• Minimum wage, workers’ compensation coming to B.C. ride-hail, app delivery workers

  The province has completed new regulations covering the so-called 'gig work' sector, which will take effect on Sept. 3. 

  Economy

  Jun 12, 2024
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• New rules enacted for B.C. rideshare and delivery drivers, including a minimum wage

  Workers will be eligible for workers’ compensation benefits, including vocational rehabilitation services, for work-related injuries, the province said in a statement.

  Economy

  Nov 16, 2023
• Self-employment slow to recover from COVID-19 shock: ‘I was panicked’

  Self-employment dropped significantly over the past two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, labour force data shows, putting the recovery of small businesses at risk.

  Economy

  Mar 25, 2022
• Uber plans to appeal Labour Ministry ruling that Ontario courier is an employee

  Uber says it intends to appeal a recent Ontario Ministry of Labour decision that found a Toronto courier was an employee, not an independent contractor as the company had argued.

  Canada

  Mar 2, 2022
• Ontario committee recommends gig workers get more rights, transparency, benefits

  The final report from the Ontario Workforce Recovery Advisory Committee, including 21 recommendations, is expected to be made public Thursday.

  Canada

  Dec 9, 2021
• Gig workers should get access to Canada Pension Plan, EI, say labour activists

  Federal officials are currently reviewing the EI system and the place of gig workers in that system has become one of the thorniest issues.

  Canada

  Sep 6, 2021
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• COMMENTARY: How Uber contributed to the fate of taxi drivers

  As the authors studied Uber’s entry into Toronto, they discovered praise in the media for Uber and Uber drivers, and criticism and near-contempt for taxis and taxi drivers.

  Commentary

  May 8, 2021