The role of informal support systems during illness: A qualitative study of solo self-employed workers in Ontario, Canada.

ABSTRACT: Today's labor market has changed over time, shifting from mostly full-time, secure, and standard employment relationships to mostly entrepreneurial and precarious working arrangements. In this context, self-employment (SE), a prominent type of precarious work, has been growing rapidly due to globalization, automation, technological advances, and the rise of the 'gig' economy, among other factors. Employment precarity profoundly impacts workers' health and well-being by undermining the comprehensiveness of social security systems, including occupational health and safety systems. This study examined how self-employed (SE'd) workers sought out support from informal support systems following illness, injury, and income reduction or loss. Based on in-depth interviews with 24 solo SE'd people i

SUBMITTER: Khan TH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10936821 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature