Full-time hours, part-time work: questioning the sufficiency of working hours as a measure of employment status
Abstract: Although distinctions between full-time and part-time work are vital for understanding inequalities at work and home, consensus and critical reflection are lacking in how employment status should be defined. Full-time and part-time work are often represented as a binary split between those working under or over a specific number of hours. However, this paper, using exploratory mixed methods, evidences problems with assumptions based on working-hour thresholds and highlights the importance of workplace culture and household contexts. Using the UK Labour Force Survey we reveal ambiguities in the reporting of employment status for 12% of workers when comparing definitions based on number of working days, working hours and self-assessment. Ambiguities are particularly prevalent among working mothers with almost a third, who would be regarded as working full-time using hour-based measures, classified as ambiguous according to the measures used here. In-depth interviews with parents who
- Standort
-
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
- Umfang
-
Online-Ressource
- Sprache
-
Englisch
- Anmerkungen
-
Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Community, Work & Family ; 25 (2022) 1 ; 63-83
- Klassifikation
-
Wirtschaft
- Ereignis
-
Veröffentlichung
- (wo)
-
Mannheim
- (wer)
-
SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.
- (wann)
-
2022
- Urheber
-
Stovell, Clare
Besamusca, Janna
- DOI
-
10.1080/13668803.2021.1991888
- URN
-
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-79408-1
- Rechteinformation
-
Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
- Letzte Aktualisierung
-
14.08.2025, 10:59 MESZ
Datenpartner
Dieses Objekt wird bereitgestellt von:
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Bei Fragen zum Objekt wenden Sie sich bitte an den Datenpartner.
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Bei Fragen zum Objekt wenden Sie sich bitte an den Datenpartner.
Beteiligte
- Stovell, Clare
- Besamusca, Janna
- SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.
Entstanden
- 2022
Ähnliche Objekte (12)
Full-time Workers Want to Work Fewer Hours, Part-time Workers Want to Work Longer Hours
Full-time Workers Want to Work Fewer Hours, Part-time Workers Want to Work Longer Hours
Women between Part-Time and Full-Time Work : The Influence of Changing Hours of Work on Happiness and Life-Satisfaction
Women between Part-Time and Full-Time Work: The Influence of Changing Hours of Work on Happiness and Life-Satisfaction
Women between Part-Time and Full-Time Work : The Influence of Changing Hours of Work on Happiness and Life-Satisfaction
What makes full-time employed women satisfied with their working hours?
Women between Part-Time and Fulltime Work. The Influence of Changing Hours of Work on Happiness and Life Satisfaction
Working more for less: Part-time penalties across the working hours distribution
Working More for Less: Part-time Penalties Across the Working Hours Distribution?
Working more for less : Part-time penalties across the working hours distribution
Working hours of full-time hospital physicians in Japan: a cross-sectional nationwide survey
Part-time and full-time medical specialists, are there differences in allocation of time?
Full-time Workers Want to Work Fewer Hours, Part-time Workers Want to Work Longer Hours
Full-time Workers Want to Work Fewer Hours, Part-time Workers Want to Work Longer Hours
Women between Part-Time and Full-Time Work : The Influence of Changing Hours of Work on Happiness and Life-Satisfaction
Women between Part-Time and Full-Time Work: The Influence of Changing Hours of Work on Happiness and Life-Satisfaction
Women between Part-Time and Full-Time Work : The Influence of Changing Hours of Work on Happiness and Life-Satisfaction
What makes full-time employed women satisfied with their working hours?
Women between Part-Time and Fulltime Work. The Influence of Changing Hours of Work on Happiness and Life Satisfaction
Working more for less: Part-time penalties across the working hours distribution
Working More for Less: Part-time Penalties Across the Working Hours Distribution?
Working more for less : Part-time penalties across the working hours distribution
Working hours of full-time hospital physicians in Japan: a cross-sectional nationwide survey
Part-time and full-time medical specialists, are there differences in allocation of time?
Full-time Workers Want to Work Fewer Hours, Part-time Workers Want to Work Longer Hours
Full-time Workers Want to Work Fewer Hours, Part-time Workers Want to Work Longer Hours
Women between Part-Time and Full-Time Work : The Influence of Changing Hours of Work on Happiness and Life-Satisfaction
Women between Part-Time and Full-Time Work: The Influence of Changing Hours of Work on Happiness and Life-Satisfaction
Women between Part-Time and Full-Time Work : The Influence of Changing Hours of Work on Happiness and Life-Satisfaction
What makes full-time employed women satisfied with their working hours?
Women between Part-Time and Fulltime Work. The Influence of Changing Hours of Work on Happiness and Life Satisfaction
Working more for less: Part-time penalties across the working hours distribution
Working More for Less: Part-time Penalties Across the Working Hours Distribution?
Working more for less : Part-time penalties across the working hours distribution
Working hours of full-time hospital physicians in Japan: a cross-sectional nationwide survey