More than half of women work part -time (illustration image).
Photo: KEYSTONE/GAETAN BALLY
Work.suisse wants to modernize part -time work in Switzerland. The ridge presented Tuesday 19 claims to guarantee better career prospects and facilitate access to continuing education for part -time people.
Work.suisse also wishes to grant real recognition and indirect value at unpaid work. These conclusions arise from an analysis, presented Tuesday in Bern, which shows that part -time work meets the needs of employees, but requires adjustments to mitigate the negative effects.
‘Part -time work has drawbacks such as lessened social security coverage, less good promotion prospects, less continuing education and lower pensions’, notes the president of work. Use Adrian Wüthrich.
More than a third (37%) of employees were part -time in 2022 in Switzerland. They were 32%in 2002. Part -time concerned a majority of women (56%) and a minority of men (16%).
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