Labor & Economic News Blog

Thursday, September 22, 2005

Part-time work trend leading to 'underemployment"
A new study has found one in three part-time workers wants to increase their hours.

The Melbourne University's Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research says half of part-time working men and 33 per cent of women who work part-time would like more work.

The institute has called for greater recognition of underemployment as a social issue.
It says in the last few years the number of underemployed has increased to 600,000, compared with the number of unemployed which is 530,000.

 



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