Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Calgary
Alex Bierman is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Calgary. He is an expert in quantitative methods of analysis and focuses on a broad number of topics in his research, including stress, aging, and health.
Workers in the gig economy feel lonely and powerless
Nov 24, 2019 22:14 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The gig economy is quickly becoming a central part of Canadian life. The jobs arent just limited to Uber and Skip the Dishes. Grocery stores, laundries and more are banking on a new workforce that will accept jobs on a...
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