On October 10, the Institute for Employment Research (IAB), which answers to the Federal Employment Agency, published a detailed survey on part-time work in Germany. The study relies on a survey carried out among 14,000 businesses in 23 sectors over the period between 2006 and 2011. Currently, 20 percent of German employees work part-time, i.e. a 25 percent increase over the period. In addition to well-known elements like the number of women and the majority in the service industry, the in-depth analysis shows that part-time is really a stepping stone towards the employment market, for long-term jobseekers and people who want to get back to work alike, regardless of their skills. Besides, the authors point out that, while most part-time jobs are fixed-term, it is also much easier to fill them in than full-time jobs, among other things because the recruitment process relies more on personal contacts. (Ref. 130629)
5.7 million part-time employees. According to the IAB survey, part-time work has soared in Germany in recent years. 83 percent of the 14,000 businesses surveyed offer these types of jobs now. This rate is nearly 100 percent in businesses with 250 workers or more. In terms of new recruitments (2012), the “using” sectors are the public administration first (36 percent), followed by trade, transportation and the hotel industry (19 percent).
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