Gig economy could be dragging down wages for everyone — even those with regular employment
The growth of the gig economy may be having the opposite effect on Canadian wages — whether you’re a gig worker or not, a new Bank of Canada report states.
Almost
a third of Canadians currently engage in some form of freelance,
contract, part-time or otherwise precarious work. According the report,
the surplus of informal human capital has reduced pressure on employers
to maintain regular and sufficient wage increases.