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Flexible `Parts' and Rigid `Fulls': The Limited Revolution in Work-Time Patterns

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  • Ian Dey

    (Department of Social Policy & Social Work University of Edinburgh EDINBURGH EH8 9LL)

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The evidence indicates that there has been some erosion of the distinction between part-time and full-time employment over the past decade. However, this is almost entirely attributable to the growth in part-time employment, and despite a continuing rigidity in full-time work patterns. It is argued that part-time employment can only make a limited contribution to labour market flexibility so long as full-time work patterns remain inflexible. This paper questions the assumptions sustaining a rigid bifurcation of work into full-time and part-time hours, and considers the case for a more flexible approach to full-time hours in the context of the debate over worksharing.

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  • Ian Dey, 1989. "Flexible `Parts' and Rigid `Fulls': The Limited Revolution in Work-Time Patterns," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 3(4), pages 465-490, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:woemps:v:3:y:1989:i:4:p:465-490
    DOI: 10.1177/0950017089003004004
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