Reference no: EM133107874
Make the strongest arguments you can to support your position on an increase to the minimum wage:
- Chris who is a social activist working with new Canadians and individuals who find themselves in "precarious" employment.
Add to the paragraph below (400 words):
An increase to the minimum wage should be applied to individuals such as Chris, a social activist working with new Canadians, and individuals who find themselves in precarious employment. Chris is exposed to common risks in precarious situations, especially during economic problems with the labor market due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The current state of the economy, coupled with the pandemic, is affecting business and, therefore, jobs. Maintaining a flexible workforce allows businesses to respond to competitive pressure quickly. Flexibility could be achieved by relying on more temporary or part-time employees and hiring fewer full-time permanent employees. Increasing the minimum wage can become a favorable outcome in this situation.
The fear of losing one's job may arise from industry-wide phenomena such as workforce automation or economic pressures. Temporary foreign workers are precariously employed. Their fear of being sent back to their home country prevents them from exercising legal protections to which they are entitled; they are afraid that their job is not "secure" even within the limited work period of foreign worker programs. The framework characterizes precarious work related to security, income, and opportunity.