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UN/ILO Dimensions of Quality of Employment Framework and list of available Statistics Canada Indicators

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UN/ILO Dimensions of Quality of Employment Framework and list of available Statistics Canada Indicators
UN/ILO Quality of Employment Dimension Available Statistics Canada indicators
Safety and ethics of employment  
  • Proportion of employed who had a work injurye
Income and benefits from employment  
  • Average hourly earnings
  • Wage distribution
  • Share of employees receiving non-wage benefits
  • Average length of paid annual leave
Working hours and balancing work and non-working life  
  • Average usual hours worked (main job, all jobs)
  • Share of employed working 50 or more hours of work per week
  • Share of employed working unpaid overtime
  • Share of employed in part time work and involuntary part time
  • Share of employed working more than one job (i.e, moonlighting)
  • Share of employees with flexible work schedules, including flexible hours, 
reduced workweek, compressed workweek
Stability and security of work, and social protection  
  • Share of employees in temporary jobs
  • Current job tenure
Social dialogue and workplace relationships  
  • Share of employed with collective bargaining coverage
Skills development and life-long learning  
  • Share of employees receiving job training
  • Over-qualification
Intrinsic nature of work  
  • Share of employees satisfied or very satisfied with their job
Source(s):
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and International Labour Organization (ILO), Task Force on Measuring the Quality of Work (December 2008). STC indicators come from Statistics Canada sources.
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