Table 3
Working hours and work-life balance, Canadian born
and immigrants by period of landing, workers aged 25 to 54
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| Canadian born | Total landed immigrants | Immigrants, landed within previous 5 years | Immigrants, landed more than 5 to 10 years earlier | Immigrants, landed more than 10 years earlier | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| hours | |||||
| Average usual hours per week, main job | 38.1 | 38.3 1 | 37.3 | 38.1 | 38.6 1 |
| Average usual hours per week, multiple job-holders only | 47.7 | 50.0 1 | 48.7 | 48.6 | 50.7 1 |
| percent | |||||
| Multiple-job holder | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.2 |
| Worked any overtime | 26.6 | 20.3 1 | 17.9 1 | 18.3 1 | 21.6 1 |
| Worked 50 hour or more workweek | 9.4 | 9.1 1 | 6.2 1 | 8.9 | 10.0 |
| Part-time position | 11.7 | 11.5 | 13.4 1 | 11.5 | 11.0 1 |
| Why part time | |||||
| Childcare | 23.3 | 19.0 1 | 13.5 1 | 25.2 | 18.9 1 |
| Going to school | 6.4 | 11.3 1 | 24.4 1 | 15.0 1 | 6.0 |
| Personal preference | 28.4 | 21.4 1 | 13.2 1 | 15.0 1 | 25.9 1 |
| Involuntary | 29.9 | 37.6 1 | 41.0 1 | 38.3 1 | 36.4 1 |
| Percentage allowed to work reduced workweek 2 , 3 | 6.0 | 6.7 | F | F | 7.6 |
| Percentage allowed to work compressed workweek 2 , 3 | 7.3 | 4.8 1 | F | F | 5.1 1 |
| Percentage allowed to work flexible hours 2 , 3 | 36.1 | 35.2 | 28.1 | 28.4 | 37.6 |
Significantly different from the respective
Canadian-born value (p<0.05).
Employees only (i.e., self-employed excluded).
Workplace and Employee Survey, 2005.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey 2008 (unless otherwise
noted).
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