C.d. Howe Institute
S3 E20: The Gig Economy and EI with David Gray
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 0:25:25
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Synopsis
The gig economy worker has been doing much of the heavy lifting during COVID-19, delivering everything from shopping packages to dinner. But when one loses their job, they fall through Employment Insurance holes in Canada’s social safety net. Author David Gray asks: should gig workers be covered by the EI regime? The answer, not surprisingly, is complicated.