Who Wins and Who Loses in the Gig Economy?
The last episode of Season 1 of Eh Sayers focusses on the growing market of gigs and their place in an ever-changing landscape of job flexibility and/or instability.
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Show Notes
The last episode of Season 1 of Eh Sayers focusses on the growing market of gigs and their place in an ever-changing landscape of job flexibility and/or instability. What are the socio-economic benefits and drawbacks of a gig worker and how are they affected by COVID-19? As more people work remotely and the workday structure changes due to the pandemic, how will the Canadian economy reflect these changes moving forward? Paul Glavin, associate professor, Department of Sociology at McMaster University discusses the impact and acceleration, freedom and limitations for gig workers across the nation.