They're the people who pick you up in an Uber or deliver groceries to your door — and about five per cent of Alberta's workers do so-called "gig work" in their primary job, according to a new report from Statistics Canada.Gig work, as defined by the report, refers to employment that is characterized by short-term jobs or tasks, and which doesn't guarantee steady work and where the worker "must take specific actions to stay employed."An estimated 116,700 working Albertans between the ages of 15 a
More than 1,500 job seekers offered their resumés and a firm handshake to tourism operators in Charlottetown on Saturday.But some prospective employers said personality is the key to making a good first impression in their businesses."Fundamentally, we hire on people first, your energy, do you have any experience working with folks, do you have great integrity, do you respect yourself and others, those are really the core values that we can work with," said Kim Doyle, CEO of Resonate XM.Doyle wa
With tax season upon us, there are several tweaks to the filing process this year that Canadians need to be cognizant of before it’s time to submit that paperwork.