Gig Economy

• Saskatoon Dragonfly delivery drivers look to unionize amid ongoing strike

  Delivery drivers contracted by Dragonfly in Saskatoon say they are considering unionizing amid an ongoing walkout, pushing back against the company's precarious business model.

  Canada

  May 13
  
• Saskatoon Dragonfly delivery drivers continue strike, citing unfair work conditions

  Contract delivery drivers for Dragonfly in Saskatoon say they are continuing to walk off the job because of unfair and unsafe working conditions.

  Canada

  May 12
  
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• Minimum wage for gig workers won’t solve key problems, experts warn

  British Columbia is the latest jurisdiction to bring in minimum wages for gig workers, starting this fall. But advocates and experts say it might not help.

  Canada

  Jun 14, 2024
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• Nearly 900K Canadians did gig work as main job at end of 2022: StatCan

  A new report from Statistics Canada has found people taking on "gig work" as their main job reached 871,000 in the final three months of 2022.

  Canada

  Mar 4, 2024
• Uber driver’s assault spurs calls for more protection of B.C. gig workers

  The assault of an Uber driver, which was captured on dashcam video in Abbotsford last Tuesday, has once again led to calls for more protection for gig workers in B.C.'s economy.

  Crime

  Apr 26, 2023
• Uber public policy head wants Ont. to move ‘faster and further’ on gig economy

  ``We would like to go further and faster and more quickly than perhaps the government is ready to do,'' said Andrew Byrn.

  Canada

  Jan 10, 2023
• Here’s what a recession could mean for gig workers in 2023

  Employers in many industries are struggling to hire the workers they need. That means workers have more options for full-time work available to them.

  Economy

  Jan 6, 2023
• B.C. wants to hear from ‘gig workers’ as it reviews employment standards

  The province says some 'gig workers' may genuinely be independent contractors, others are wrongly being denied rights and benefits under the Employment Standards Act.

  Economy

  Nov 14, 2022
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• Self-employment slow to recover from COVID-19 shock: ‘I was panicked’

  Self-employment dropped significantly over the past two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, labour force data shows, putting the recovery of small businesses at risk.

  Economy

  Mar 25, 2022
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• Uber plans to appeal Labour Ministry ruling that Ontario courier is an employee

  Uber says it intends to appeal a recent Ontario Ministry of Labour decision that found a Toronto courier was an employee, not an independent contractor as the company had argued.

  Canada

  Mar 2, 2022