The pandemic is the backdrop to the ongoing federal election, and its attendant lockdowns have shone light on health and economic issues. Not the least of these is how job insecurity and low pay are ...

A study inks precarious work with increases in body mass index and adds to a growing body of evidence that precarious work may contribute to poor health outcomes. A study from the University of ...

Interviews with young people in England and Germany reveal how they see precarious work as unavoidable in their pursuit for autonomy and meaning. But if precarious work becomes the norm, are workers ...

The phone call with a job offer from Chicago City Custodial Services came just days before the La Casa family homeless shelter was going to evict Jennifer Hernandez for failure to find work. For 10 ...

Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person’s weight in kilograms (or pounds) divided by the square of their height in meters (or feet), and a high BMI can indicate obesity A recent study found an association ...

One wish many workers may have is for more control and predictability of their work schedules. A new report finds that unpredictability is widespread in many workers’ schedules -— one reason why ...

A study from the University of Illinois Chicago links precarious work with increases in body mass index. The study adds to a growing body of evidence that precarious work may contribute to poor health ...

Working involves interactions with contexts and people that reflect very diverse conditions, some of which can be very challenging. To explore the context of work, our research team has been ...

This research was conducted to explore experiences and prevalence of precarious employment and multi-dimensional precarity in BC. Precarious employment is a concept that is used to describe forms of ...

University of Manitoba provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. University of Manitoba provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. The pandemic is the backdrop to the ...