Future of Work
A curated resource of recent research on trends shaping Canada's labor market.
This paper identifies ten changes that will allow society to rebuild after the pandemic: 1) guaranteeing proper health and safety practices and equipment in workplaces; 2) reconfiguring the relationships of workplaces; 3) providing adequate paid sick leave and other income security; 4) ensuring that work from home occurs in a fair, safe, sustainable manner; 5) limiting precarious employment practices and providing decent supports to workers in insecure work arrangements; 6) welcoming the inevitable increase in the quantity of jobs in the full range of public sector functions and services; 7) reducing reliance on “just-in-time” management, staffing and logistics strategies; 8) reconfiguring Canada’s approach to income security; 9) revaluing the work of those occupations proven to be essential to public welfare and safety during the pandemic; 10) ensuring adequate structures of voice, representation and bargaining power for workers.