Most employers opted for part - time, is it a bad strategy?

Hi kingparker! This scheme is also being adopted in our place especially the fast food chains who hired students on a part time basis. I think it is beneficial on both parties, the employer and the employee, because the employer saves from paying additional benefits and the employee can still continue with their studying and at the same they can earn some amount in order to help them with their daily expenses. What is common in our country is hiring on a contractual basis. Wherein the employee would have to renew contract after every six months if he/she still want to continue with the work. This way, the employer will not be [ayting additional compensation and benefits to the employees.

hi, in my observation because its hard to look a stable work especially part time job,that is why many people choose part time job so that if they are not comfortable or happy enough to their work they will just easily go and find another good job for them,but this could not help the company because they need to train another group of employee again in that position.

I think it is quite not as good as having full time employees to hire part timers whose dedication is only half or even less because when as a company, lacks people who are both loyal and motivated to work harder to contribute success to the company.

It is actually a strategy of most companies of hiring 6 months only employees...because they are avoiding DOLE and other agency regulations that employees who are working for more than 6 months in the company already deserves to have benefits such as SSS, Philhealth and Pag-ibig.

I think it is probably a very good strategy. From the business' perspective if they hire full time they have to provide all sorts of benefits like health care. I think it is probably the wave of the future. There won't be as many full time employees because businesses simply cannot afford it.

The reason why employers are opting to go the way of part-timers is very simple. By hiring part time workers, they do not have to pay for medical insurance, they don't have to worry about any kind of 401k either. And they ultimately pay them less money then a full time worker. That seems to be the trend.

I have worked at my current job since July of 2011 and I don't see myself leaving anytime soon. I was hired part time, and I've stayed part time. I do wish I had more hours sometimes, but then sometimes not. There has been times I've thought of leaving but truth be told I do love my co-workers and wouldn't want to leave them, not to mention have to go through finding another job and getting used to new people and new things. I do think that if companies hired for more full time, or allowed part timers to go to full time it's save them money overall and they'd have employees who are loyal.

I have worked with a smaller company and I know how expensive it is for the employer's to provide insurance. Most smaller companies cannot afford the insurance so they have to keep the part time employees instead of the full time employees. I can only see health insurance go on the rise with all of this new Obamacare plan going into action. It is a shame but I can understand.

The reason why employers do this is because they do not want to give benefits. Randy's friend's husband had worked for Home Depot for 25 years and was fired the Monday before Thanksgiving because he cared for his customers and went out of his way to help people instead of filling out paperwork. He was close to retirement (he would have been of age in January) and instead of letting him keep his job until January they let him go. It is sad that many places will not hire full-time employees and help the economy more.

kingparker I think it's sad some feel they have to lay off workers due to the expenses of Obamacare...That will hurt our economy even more and it will be a real hardship on individuals. Some have good reasons for wanting part-time but most people need benefits that come with full time..

Here in mexico.. they do that as to not pay governement benefits. So they hire 4 or 5 part timers rather than 2 or 3 full timers. its wrong in my book.

I think it really depends on the relationship between the employer and employee. Whether you're part-time or full-time, if you have a good relationship between parties involved, the business will flourish. I work in an English institute where a majority of the employees I manage are part-time. Although they usually request more hours that I cannot always promise, they still stick around because I try to keep a good relationship with them, and I also let them know that the communication line between me and him or her is always open. So most of them are loyal and respectful of the business, including our customer base.

Part-time employment is not a bad strategy for employers because it saves them money. They pay a part-time employee less and they don't have to offer any benefits. It's horrible for the economy on the employee's side. Employers don't necessarily care about the economy because it is already rigged to benefit them. An economic downturn only gives corporations opportunities to pass legislation that solidifies their strangle-hold on the poor.

I think it's probably true that in the past, full-time employees were more loyal than part-time employees. Things are different now. Employers don't want to be be burdened with the added expenses that go along with full-time employment and more and more people, myself included, are changing the way we work to align with the new reality. This includes more people going into business for themselves. I own my own business and work two very part-time jobs. I wouldn't go full-time if I had the chance. I don't even look anymore. And the beauty is, if you play your cards right, knowing that companies want part time help you can easily get a lot of part-time work. I don't think employees are willing to leave part-time work like they used to. Jobs are more difficult to come by, so some people will stay for fear of not having any job if they left. But also, because the employees are not tied to their jobs like they would be if full-time, some employers are doing more to keep the part-time employee making the jobs more pleasant. Turn-over is expensive for employers.