Here’s how we can stop sick people from going into work
Our survey finds that, prior to the pandemic, one in two Canadians who woke up on a workday feeling a little sick would have gone into work anyway. And a lack of paid sick days is not the main reason why.
Young adults have been hit hard by the pandemic. The recovery must not leave them behind
After the optimism of the country’s centenary in 1967, one set of scholars published a group of essays entitled Must Canada Fail? In a similar fashion, the adoption of a new, made-in-Canada Constitution in 1982 was met with another classic academic volume: And No One Cheered.
Working when sick
Efforts to improve public health and contain the spread of serious illness must focus on both the lack of paid sick days for many workers and the behaviour of those who have access to paid sick days but choose not to use them because of the prevailing workplace culture.
What if we keep working from home?
Millions of Canadians are now well into their second year of working from home. As the COVID-19 pandemic hit, non-essential employees began working from their couches, kitchens and bedrooms, hopping virtually from one endless video meeting to another.
Making up time
This report explores the experiences during the pandemic of younger adults, defined as those between the ages of 18 and 34.
A fresh look at the reasons why women and men are self-employed
The retention of women in the labour force has emerged as one of the most pressing concerns of the post-pandemic recovery. At the height of the pandemic in June 2020, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland stated, “I think it would be fair, as some economists say, to describe the recession we are currently experiencing as a ‘she-cession.’”
Greater inclusion is a win-win strategy for the recovery
The COVID-19 pandemic’s devastating effects on Canadians are plain to see. Countless families are struggling to cope with their grief over the loss of loved ones. Hospital staff are exhausted by their non-stop efforts to care for patients in intensive care.
Widening inequality
This report from Wave 2 of the Survey on Employment and Skills examines the overall impact of the pandemic, as well as more specific experiences such as loss of hours of work, loss of employment or loss of income.
A distinctive culture? The sources of public support for immigration in Canada, 1980-2019
Millions of Canadians are now well into their second year of working from home. As the COVID-19 pandemic hit, non-essential employees began working from their couches, kitchens and bedrooms, hopping virtually from one endless video meeting to another.
Work at home or live at work
This report from Wave 2 of the Survey on Employment and Skills focuses on the experience of working from home.