Download presentation
Presentation is loading. Please wait.
Published byJudith Shields Modified over 9 years ago
1
Part-time Jobs Support? Helena Tomešová Bartáková Blanka Plasová
2
Starting Presumptions Emphasis on family policy does not belong to government priorities Targets: Enhance a social prestige of the family and strengthen involvement of both parents for child care (X missing specification of concrete measures) Part-time jobs support for parents with children till 6 years (measures: only discount on social insurance for employer 7200 CZK per year) Development of family care options (measures: company kindergartens, family centres, mutual parental assistance)
3
Women in the Labour Market compared to the EU Level of women employment is the same as the EU average Slightly higher gender employment gap (difference between employment of Czech men and women is 17,5% compared to the EU 14,5%) The highest child employment gap (difference between employment of Czech women without and with children is more than 40% compared to EU-27 average 14%) Very low level of part-time jobs (average proportion is 4%, in women category 6% compared to EU- 27 average 31%)
4
Current Part-time Jobs Part-time jobs preferences harmonizing work and family considerably exceed the real situation Space for potential demand after part- time jobs exists (almost 40% mother with child between 2 – 3 years would prefer other than exclusive personal child care) X Absence of suitable child care options to (exclusively) family care can lead to enforced stay at home.
5
Employers and Part Time-jobs in Numbers Employers mention that they offer a possibility to work part-time at least to some groups of employees in almost 64% cases Majority of employers (74,9%) have no problems (or only small ones) with part-time jobs. Approx. a half of employers take into account in the same extent both company/organization needs and employees needs during part-time implementation (+ 22% have in mind rather employees needs and 25% rather their own needs). 78% of employers would meet (or probably meet) a request for part-time job ? Positive employers approach + high preferences of parents with children ≠ higher level of part- time jobs ? Source: survey „Family needs of employees“, 2007, N=1019
6
Employees Situation with Part-time Jobs in Different Areas (compared to full-time jobs) Better than full- time job employees Approx. same as full-time job employees Worse than employees with full-time job Possibility of work promotion 3,5%68,5%28,1% Claim for employee benefits 4,2%79,3%16,5% Job stability 4,6%79,6%15,9% Participation in company training programs 3,9%82,0%14,1% Survey „Family Needs of Employees“, 2007, N=1019
7
Approach of Employers in depth Interviews Significant dependency on nature of work (harmonization of both parties’ needs) Mainly individual agreement (from the employer’s point of view, experience with a given person and also with part-time proceedings is important) It is used during parental leave and also when returning to work Only limited number of employees in part-time work in an organization Problematic question from full-time to part- time work scheme change
8
Risks Low quality (lower wage, certainty of work, access to education, suspension of career prospects) Discrepancy of parents’ and employers’ needs Matter of forced work loads (full-time or part-time) Locked access to the secondary labour markets (potential for segregation and marginalization strengthening of already disadvantaged groups on labour market) Inexperience of employers with similar type of jobs + challenging work organization Linkage only to certain work positions - from employers’ perspective As far as the current employers’ attitude is concerned, the agreements will be more probably based on individual basis than on general rule Government orientation only on labour market participation – just part-time jobs support – without linkage to any other necessary family policy tools i.e. accessible and quality public child care and adjustment of family allowance setting
9
Conclusions and Recommendations Not only employers’ but also parental support is necessary Likelihood of parental allowance and work concurrence (also part-time work) is indirectly made unfeasible by non- availability of child care for small children - it is not possible to anticipate faster return from parental leave back to the labour market In accordance with OECD recommendations, it is not possible to provide sufficiently good-quality and accessible child care for children bellow 3 years only through alternative forms (such as mutual parental help or company child care centers) For concerns of mothers’ marginalization strengthening on the labour market (as a result of locking in part-time jobs), the part-time work schemes should be supported only as one of possible options
Similar presentations
© 2025 SlidePlayer.com. Inc.
All rights reserved.