Identifies and measures specific issues and barriers preventing the integration of non-regulated occupation immigrants and refugees into the Canadian workforce.
Examines different recommendations and finds wage supplements can play useful supporting roles in assisting the working poor, but should not be seen as the centerpiece of a new social architecture.
Explores the topic of work-life balance and its related consequences. Speaks to the causes and outcomes of time-stress felt, including gender roles and the changing family, declining fertility rates, informal caregivers and, lifetime labour transitions. PDF required.
Analyzes how Canadian fiscal policy reinforces barriers women face when they try to gain equal access to full-time work with equal pay. Examines proposals that would remove or reduce these barriers.
Examines licensed providers of child daycare services who work from their homes in three provinces, and provides a legal analysis of their entitlement to benefits such as employment insurance and pension and labour law protection.
Includes bibliographical references.
Issued also in French under title: Pour en faire un véritable emploi, des stratégies pour améliorer les conditions de travail des responsables de service de garde en milieu familial.
Looks at the interrelationship of work (whether paid or unpaid) and health issues and examines specific occupational attitudes, behaviors, and conditions that affect the well-being of women.
