Cam, Surhan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5524-0429 2011. Involuntary part-timers: evidence from the labour force survey. [Working Paper]. Cardiff School of Social Sciences Working Paper Series, vol. 142. Cardiff University. Available at: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/socsi/research/publicatio... |
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Abstract
Part-time work is widely considered functional for the economy, with both benign and detrimental implications for employees. However, specific analyses of involuntary part-timing in Britain are surprisingly absent from the flexibility debate; and workers in such positions remain largely under-researched. This article explores the relation of involuntary part-time work to demographic and work related circumstances, hoping to provide a contribution to the examination of working patterns in the UK. We analyse Labour Force Survey data, using logistic regression modelling to identify the segments of workers filling part-time jobs involuntarily. The results suggest that being couple with dependant children considerably reduces the likelihood of involuntariness among female part-timers whereas it has an opposed effect on their male counterparts. Lower educational and occupational levels, on the other hand, imply a higher likelihood of involuntariness across both sexes.
Item Type: | Monograph (Working Paper) |
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Date Type: | Publication |
Status: | Published |
Schools: | Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education) |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor |
Publisher: | Cardiff University |
Date of First Compliant Deposit: | 30 March 2016 |
Last Modified: | 28 Oct 2022 08:34 |
URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/71300 |
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