Part-time work or a part-time jobis a flexible work arrangement which means working less than full-time hours.
It usually means working fewer days per working week and employees are normallyconsidered to be part-time if they commonly work fewer than 30 hours per week.
Part-timeemployees receive the same employment entitlements as full-time workers on apro-rata basis.
For example,employees work schedule in a part-time work arrangement can consist of:
- Three 8-hour days a week
- Five 4-hour days a week
- Two 10-hour days a week
- Any other distribution of hours agreed upon bythe employer/employee
Part-time work is especiallyconvenient for young moms and dads, students, retirees, people who want tostart their own business and need more time, and all other workers who can’twork, or don’t need, a full-time job.
Part-time work leaves employees more timeand energy for other activities, so it’s especially appropriate forfamily-oriented people.
From the employee’s point ofview, there are a number of factors to consider when looking at part-timerather than full-time employment. Employees might consider absolute incomefirst, but there are other important factors involved, such as: family time,overall stress and health, transportation costs etc.
Part-timework can also be combined with some other types of work, such as:
- Job-sharing, which means one full-timejob split into two part-time jobs
- Part-time parental leave, which means a parentworks part-time besides their work in the home
- Progressive retirement, which meansreduced working hours for employees nearing retirement
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Advantages and disadvantages of part-time work
There are of course some keyadvantages and disadvantages for employers and employees when it comes topart-time work. However, in most cases the pros outweigh the cons, so it’sdefinitely worth a try for both parties.
Advantagesof part-time work
- Attracting applicants from a wider employmentpool
- Retaining valued employees who may not want orbe able to work full-time
- Possibly enabling the employer to reduce costswithout reducing staff
- Enables the employer to cover busy periodsefficiently
- More free time, flexibility, and work-lifebalance for employees
- Enhances employees morale, productivity, andcommitment
- Reduces absenteeism and tardiness
Disadvantagesof part-time work
- May cause under-staffing at times
- May create difficulty in scheduling meetings,coordinating projects
- Difficulty in measuring working hours andperformance of part-timers
- Could negatively affect the employee’s incomeand benefits
- Could negatively affect the employee’s careeradvancement
- Employee may be viewed as less committed bycolleagues
- Supervision issues
- The employee’s other job duties need to bereassigned
Where to start with part-time work as a jobseeker
Not every occupation is suited topart-time work. First of all, it makes sense to find the most appropriate typeof part-time work for you, considering your preferences and competences.
Thenyou must take into consideration the payment and flexibility you expect. A part-timejob can be shift-based or self-scheduled. More demanding jobs are of coursepaid better than others.
Examples ofoccupations that are suitable for part-time work:
- Security officer
- Personal or taxi driver
- Warehouse worker
- Nanny
- Accountant
- Programmer
- Receptionist
- Construction worker
- Real estate agent
- Freelancer (if you want to become a freelancercheck our solution, My Hours, for time tracking, reporting, and invoicing)
Many part-time jobs can also bedone from home. Today, when remote work is becoming extremely popular, (andnecessary) working from home part-time can be a mutually beneficial arrangement.
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Where to start with part-time work as anemployer
As anemployer, it makes sense to answer the following questions if you’reconsidering part-time work:
- What work should be accomplished in the reducedhours?
- How will the rest of the employee’s work behandled – if there is any? Can their position be logically split? Can youreassign some of their tasks, or will another employee be required?
- How will the employee’s performance beevaluated?
- How will theemployee’s working hours be tracked?
- What impact will part-time work have on theemployee’s future? (career advancement, future hours, etc.)
- Will the employee be flexible when there is anemergency or temporary work overload?
- Will customers or colleagues suffer as a result?
As in any flexible arrangement,it is of course very important that your company has established a system of communicationand company data sharing, so that team members can pick up each other’s workand respond to urgent queries when needed.
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Our time & attendance solution, All Hours,supports part-time work management
Here is how you can manage time & attendance of part-timeworkers in All Hours:
1.Set the ‘Shift Plan’rule to any number of hours on anyday of the week to create a desired work schedule combination, for instance 8hours per day from Monday to Wednesday.
2.Set the ‘Paid time’rule for the time in which workedhours for each employee will be taken into account as paid time. Here we setup eachday as paid to account for occasional shift changes giving employees moreflexibility and avoiding manual corrections of hours.
3.Set the ‘Required time’rule according to theemployee’s plan. If they are absent from the office during the required hours,this will be marked on their timeline as missing time.
You can setup when Required Time start with the Shift Start rule. For instance, you canset the Shift Start rule to 9 AM.
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