Abstract | EU study suggests that part-time workers are less prone to physical and mental health hazards in working, and have more time to arrange a social life. Across the EU the numbers of people working part-time increased from 14.2% in 1992 to 18.1% in 2002, however only 6.6% of men worked part-time compared to 33.5% of women. The Netherlands topped the table of the part-time workers in 2002 with 21.5% of men and 72.8% of women. In the UK, 9.4% of men and 44% of women worked part-time in 2002, placing the UK second in the table behind the Netherlands. |
Author(s) | European Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions |