Temporary agency workers are called to work on a daily basis as determined by the employer’s need and their assessed performance. This is borne out in research that identifies higher risk of occupational injury and illness amongst temporary workers. During the pandemic, temporary agency workers have often been assigned to different high-risk industrial workplaces, which has on occasion contributed to workplace outbreaks. It is critical to ensure agency workers are provided with fundamental employment protections that are often taken for granted by everyone else. These unsung pandemic heroes should not be losing sleep — or their lives — over $14 an hour.

Source: thestar December 28, 2020 22:18 UTC