Timewise clocks on to part-time workers feeling ‘flexibility trap’
8 July 2013
Three-quarters of the UK’s part-time workers feel trapped rather than liberated by their flexible working arrangements, with over a fifth saying they would never expect to be promoted while in a part-time role.
Mon, 8 Jul 2013Three-quarters of the UK’s part-time workers feel trapped rather than liberated by their flexible working arrangements, with over a fifth saying they would never expect to be promoted while in a part-time role.
This is according to a new report, ‘The Flexibility Trap' from the Timewise Foundation, a social business that also operates a part-time recruitment agency and job site under the Timewise brand.
The survey of 1,000 part-timers in a range of roles finds 63% think that promotion would only be possible if they increased their hours, although 36% say they would not be able to increase their working week.
And just over two-fifths say that they have already taken jobs below their skills and salary level in return for flexibility.
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This is according to a new report, ‘The Flexibility Trap' from the Timewise Foundation, a social business that also operates a part-time recruitment agency and job site under the Timewise brand.
The survey of 1,000 part-timers in a range of roles finds 63% think that promotion would only be possible if they increased their hours, although 36% say they would not be able to increase their working week.
And just over two-fifths say that they have already taken jobs below their skills and salary level in return for flexibility.
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- ‘Give more career support to working mums, urges Santander' (recruiter.co.uk, 5 Jun 2013)
- ‘Agencies blamed for UK's part-time employment ills' (recruiter.co.uk, 27 Mar 2013)
- ‘Women Like Us launch Timewise’ (recruiter.co.uk, 1 May 2012) /news/2012
