Analysis is based on the following article from CBC: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/coronavirus-covid-19-blue-collar-gig-workers-keep-showing-up-1.5499115 Stay safe . . . Stay home . . . Saves lives. Unfortunately, staying home isn’t an option for everyone amidst the current pandemic conditions. COVID-19 is forcing people into unemployment. It is affecting small business owners, self-employed people, part-time workers, gig-workers, and blue-collar employeesContinue reading “EMPR 200 – Current Event Blog 2”
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200 – Current Event Blog 1
https://www.thestar.com/business/opinion/2019/11/17/bring-your-own-equipment-and-wait-for-work-working-for-uber-is-a-lot-like-being-a-dock-worker-a-century-ago.html Getting Giggy with Workers’ Rights and Labour Legislation In today’s always connected society, services are at our finger tips. We’re hungry, we use Skip the Dishes. We need to get somewhere, we “call” an Uber. Don’t want to do your groceries? That’s okay, use Instacart. But the people who provide these services matter andContinue reading “200 – Current Event Blog 1”
My First Blog Post
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.
Kaitlyn's Blog for EMPR 200 