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  • 21. Trends in part-time job search Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X20010115980
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Most analyses of part-time work naturally focus on employed persons, but the Labour Force Survey also asks the unemployed whether they are seeking a full- or part-time job. This article looks at trends in job seeking between 1976 and 2000, and the contribution of demographic and other factors to changes in the overall shares of the two groups of seekers.

    Release date: 2001-12-12
  • 22. Trends in part-time work Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X20010045727
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article examines trends in two groups of part-time workers: those working very short hours and those doing closer to full time.

    Release date: 2001-03-23
  • 23. Part-time by choice Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X20000115608
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This study looks at those who voluntarily work part time, as well as their reasons for doing so, their levels of work-related stress, and their job characteristics.

    Release date: 2000-11-24
  • 24. Longitudinal Aspect of Involuntary Part-time Employment Archived
    Articles and reports: 75F0002M2000003
    Description:

    This article analyzes the longitudinal aspect of involuntary part-time work from 1993 to 1996 using data from the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID).

    Release date: 2000-04-11
  • 25. Temporary Help Service Industry: Its Role, Structure and Growth Archived
    Articles and reports: 63F0002X1997010
    Description:

    Temporary help is an integral part of the workforce strategy of many businesses. Temporary help workers may be on the payroll of the organization where they work or they may be employees of the firms in personnel supplier industry, placed in the organization under contract.

    The study is an analysis of the personnel supplier industry, commonly known as the temporary help industry. The paper begins with a discussion of the special nature of the industry's product. The role of temporary help in the labour market is compared to just-in-time inventory technology in material handling and bridge financing in the financial markets. It then analyzes the industry's structure in terms of occupations and skill levels, degree of specialization and its determinants, competition at the industry and product levels, major markets and trade. Finally, the growth and cycles in the industry are analyzed in terms of the business demographics, highlighting the effect of firm size and vintage.

    Release date: 1998-11-20
  • 26. Regional disparities and non-permanent employment Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X19970043385
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    The proportion of non-permanent jobs is relatively high in eastern Canada, a finding only partly explained by the prevalence of seasonal work. This article provides a regional analysis of seasonal, temporary and occasional jobs. It also asks whether non-permanent jobs include fewer benefits than permanent ones.Where possible, the study examines subprovincial data.

    Release date: 1997-12-10
  • 27. Non-permanent paid work Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X19970033206
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article compares permanent and non-permanent jobs. It looks at wages, hours, benefits and work schedules, among other aspects. The definition of non-permanent work arrangements, the diversity of these jobs, and the characteristics of the workers are also considered.

    Release date: 1997-09-10
  • 28. Job sharing Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X19970023069
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Job sharing occurs when two people voluntarily share the responsibilities of one full-time job. This arrangement provides flexibility for employees and allows employers to retain valued workers who do not want a full-time schedule. Do shared jobs differ from regular part-time jobs? First-time national data on job sharing offer some answers to this question.

    Release date: 1997-06-11
  • 29. Changes in job tenure Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X19960042924
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    While average job tenure has changed little since 1981, there has been an increased polarization between short- and long-term jobs throughout the economy. This study estimates the average length of a new job between 1981 and 1994, as well as the probability that new jobs of a certain length will continue. Analysis is by sex, age, region, educational attainment and industry. (Adapted from an article in Canadian Economic Observer, January 1996.)

    Release date: 1996-12-03
  • 30. Jobs! Jobs! Jobs! Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X1994003127
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Between 1975 and 1993, part-time jobs grew much faster than full-time jobs. The article examines the labour market by looking at jobs rather than workers

    Release date: 1994-09-06
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