1. Flying Solo.
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CANADIANS , *EMPLOYEE benefits , *SELF-employment , *FINANCIAL risk management , *MINIMUM wage , *JOB creation , *ECONOMICS , *EMPLOYMENT - Abstract
The article discusses the increase in the number of self-employed Canadian workers. Topics discussed include views on the increase such as improving economy giving confidence for some to become their own boss, reluctance of some employers to make permanent hires, and sale of skills as individuals after exhausting Employment Insurance benefits and savings, benefits like financial rewards and disadvantages such as financial risk of self-employment, and no legal minimum wage for self-employed.
- Published
- 2014