Commentary
Job security is close to an all-time low. Fear of losing your job is rising, not just among those already out of work, but among people who never used to worry about losing their jobs.
The Bank of England released an international study that included Canada. It found that among the top 10 percent of earners, more than one in four expect their job to disappear within the next five years. At that income level, most work in technology or other high-level fields where job security used to be taken for granted. Even they are no longer confident they will have somewhere to go next….