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Transitions from Temporary to Permanent Work in Canada: Who Makes the Transition and Why?
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Fang, Tony; MacPhail, Fiona – Social Indicators Research, 2008
The focus of this paper is on a microeconomic analysis of the annual transition rate from temporary to permanent work of individual workers in Canada for the period 1999-2004. Given that a large proportion of temporary employment is involuntary, an understanding of the factors associated with the transition to permanent work may inform public…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Temporary Employment, Employment Patterns, Labor Market
From Casual Work to Economic Security: The Case of British Columbia
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MacPhail, Fiona; Bowles, Paul – Social Indicators Research, 2008
Analysis of casual work in British Columbia is an important issue given that the increase in casual work has been greater in this province than in other provinces in Canada and given that the labour market has been substantially deregulated since 2001. In this paper, we analyse how individuals' casual employment status affects their economic…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Labor Market, Foreign Countries, Security (Psychology)