Gaps in practice: Redressing the Devaluation of Precarious Jobs

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Gaps in practice Redressing the Devaluation of
Precarious Jobs

• Nancy Zukewich
• Statistics Canada

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Choosing precarious self-employment
Challenging common assumptions

• It matters if people choose or are pushed into
  self-employment
• Most women and men choose to be self-employed
  for entrepreneurial reasons
• Independence, freedom, own boss
• Control, responsibility, decision making
• Challenge, creativity, success, satisfaction

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Continuum of precarious self-employment
lt 2 years job tenure
Income lt 20,000
Source Statistics Canada, Survey of
Self-employed, 2000
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Main reason for self-employment
Entrepreneurial values
Time-related reasons
Source Statistics Canada, Survey of
Self-employed, 2000
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Source of extended health benefits
Accesses benefits via spouse/partner
Has access to health benefits
Source Statistics Canada, Survey of
Self-employed, 2000