Problem
Discrimination against part-time work
Other Names:
Exploitative part-time workActive prejudice towards part-time workers
Prejudicial treatment of part-time employees
Nature:
Part-time work may be underpaid, unskilled and insecure and without social security benefits. It is frequently used to extend working hour of a business with a minimum increase of costs. It is frequently at the expense of full-time work and salaries.
Incidence:
In 1989, part-time workers comprise 25.6% of the total workforce in Norway, 24.7% in the UK, 20.2% in Australia, 17.3% in USA and 12% in Japan. The typical part-time worker is a woman between 25 and 44 years of age with children. In the UK, individuals working less than 16 hours per week, and, in Belgium, 2 hours or less a day, lose their benefits.
Related Problems:
Insecurity of part-time employment Aggravates:
Exploitation of the elderlyDiscrimination against working mothersExcessive mobility of village populations Reduces:
Non-local employment patterns Strategies:
Working part-time References:
International Labour Organization: Part-time Work: conditions of work digestEuropean Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions: Part-Time Work in the European Community: the economic and social dimension Subject(s):
Fundamental Sciences → FormSocial Activity → Employees
Social Activity → Employment conditions
Social Activity → Work
Social Activity → Workers
Societal Problems → Maltreatment
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST