THE PART-TIMER
Federal legislation defines a part-timer as an employee who works less than 1,000 hours per year (17 1/2 hours per week). Organizations generally view a part-timer as an individual who works twenty-nine hours per week or less. The average is about twenty.
Part-time jobs normally have these characteristics:
Wages are typically lower.
Only the basic or required benefits are provided.
Some organizations use part-timers as a pool from which to select full-timers.
Part-time jobs usually offer less job security.
Part-timers give many types of organizations flexibility and lower labor costs.
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