Description: More Canadians are becoming self-employed. And wages of those employed seem to be falling. A study by the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce shows rather alarming trends in measures of job quality, looking at data from a 25 year span.
Source: Globe and Mail.com
Date: March 5, 2015
Discussion Points:
1) How do you feel about the employment prospects for you and your fellow classmates?
2) What are some things that you might do to prepare for the job market in the face of such trends?
3) What are some of the policy options that Canada might pursue to reverse these trends in job quality?
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