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The Definition of Part-Time Work for the Purpose of International Comparisons

National definitions of part-time work are based either on hours thresholds or on an assessment by the respondent of the nature of the job, or on a combination of both methods. This report compares the results obtained from the application of an hours-based definition to job of wage and salary worke...

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Main Author: van Bastelaer, Alois
Other Authors: Lemaître, Georges, Marianna, Pascal
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 1997
Series:OECD Labour Market and Social Policy Occasional Papers
Subjects:
Social Issues/migration/health
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Collection: OECD Books and Papers - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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520 |a National definitions of part-time work are based either on hours thresholds or on an assessment by the respondent of the nature of the job, or on a combination of both methods. This report compares the results obtained from the application of an hours-based definition to job of wage and salary workers with those based on the respondent's self-assessment, and examines the international comparability of such estimates. In countries where part-time work (national definitions) is common, jobs of more than 30 usual hours per week that are classified as part-time are significant in number. These countries tend to use a definition based on a 35 usual hours threshold. In countries where part-time work (national definitions) is relatively less common, the incidence of jobs of less than 35 usual hours per week that are classified as full-time is high. Part-time jobs are generally identified on the basis of self-assessment in these countries. As a result of these findings a definition of .. 

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