Part-time work in Switzerland continues to increase,with the latest figures from the Federal Statistical Office showing that over a third of employees work less than 90%. The figures, said the statistical office on Thursday, and reveal a marked increase in part-time work over the past 20 years: from 26.3% to 36.7%. This puts Switzerland second in Europe for part-time working,behind resounding leader the Netherlands, where 50.7% of the population work less than 100%. Swiss neighbours Germany (28.2%), or France (18.8%) and Italy (18.7%) all hold lower levels of part-time work; in Europe,Hungary (4.8%) and Bulgaria (2.4%) hold the lowest levels. + How many hours carry out you work a week? Women in Switzerland are three times more likely than men to be working reduced hours (taking care of young children being the most frequent reason given), but the proportion of males taking on jobs below 100% has been increasing quicker. Service sector jobs are most likely to be part-time, or notably in ...
Source: swissinfo.ch