part-time employment
Less than full-time
Part-time employment is work involving fewer hours than a standard full-time schedule, typically under 35 hours per week.
The arrangement may suit students, caregivers, or anyone seeking flexibility over income: She took part-time employment while finishing her degree.
Part-time workers often receive fewer benefits than their full-time counterparts.
- shift workLabor in timed blocks
- gig economyWork based on temporary contracts
- side hustleSecondary income venture
- job sharingDividing one role between workers
- underemploymentInsufficient use of labor capacity
flexible hours · freelance work · temporary work · adjunct faculty · contract work · flexibility · family-friendly policies · remote work · reduced hours · nine to five · work-life balance · health insurance coverage · minimum wage · tax implications · contractual · supplemental income · pocket money · economic incentives
part-time employmentfull-time employment
Steady, complete-schedule work
full-time work · full-time job · overtime work · double shifts · regular hours
part-time employmentunemployment
Being without paid work
joblessness · full employment · out of work · overemployment · retirement
part-time employmentpermanent employment
Ongoing work with no termination date