Examining the paradox of part-time employees working overtime

• Main Authors: YONG, Hsin Ning, REB, Jochen
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2017
• Subjects: Human Resources Management; Work, Economy and Organizations
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/ami/85; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/ami/article/1079/viewcontent/11.AMI_Issue8_ToWorkOrNotToWork.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Examining the paradox of part-time employees working overtime. Many studies have revealed that employees on part-time work arrangements are voluntarily working either longer hours or more intensively than what they had contracted for. So why do part-time employees work overtime? And why is it important for organisations to understand the rationale for such behaviour? Despite the increasing relevance of part-time employment, there is little research on how to structure the work, engage, develop or retain part-time employees. For organisations to effectively manage these relationships, they need to first understand what drives part-timers to work above and beyond their contracted capacity