EU-Eurofound report focuses on career effects of part-time work 25.02.2011

Part-time work has been on the increase over the last two decades, with nearly one in five Europeans now working on some form of part-time arrangement. Largely, it is women who work part time - 32% of women in the EU worked part time in 2009, compared with fewer than 9% of men. But what are the implications of this rising trend for individuals and companies?

A new report, Part-time work in Europe, combines data from two Eurofound surveys, the European Company Survey and the European Working Conditions Survey, to see how part-time work is distributed - across sectors, across countries and according to gender. It highlights the multifaceted issues surrounding part-time work and finds that, for the moment, while part-time workers may enjoy a better work-life balance, they earn less and lose out on access to training and career advancement. Part-time jobs in high-skilled management positions do exist, but they are still very much an exception.

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