New part-time jobs eclipse full-time
The number of new full-time jobs increased by 529 in March, well below the increase in part-time work for those whose main income depends on this employment.
According to the National Statistics Office, part-time employment increased by 2,732 when compared to the same month in 2008.
Of these, 1,536 depended on the part-time job for their main income, triple the number of new full-time jobs.
The revised statistics show that unemployment went up by 915.
Most jobs were lost in the manufacturing sector which saw a drop of 1,696. The pharmaceutical and printing sectors bucked the trend and registered an increase in new jobs.
The tourism sector was also hard hit, shedding 108 jobs.
On the other hand job increases were registered in the real estate and business activities sector and retail trade. The former saw the number of jobs increase by 1,219 while 430 jobs were created in retail.
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David Pisani
Aug 7th 2009, 17:48
Its bad eh! Cos there are many related problems. Many part-time workers are still not being granted their legal rights by private employers. They are therefore being denied rights such as vacation leave, sick leave and bonuses. Many are working long working hours yet are still forced to register as part-time. Others are forced to register as self-employed so as to avoid obtaining their legal rights". "Another issue concerning part-timers is lack of unionisation. Many workers, are denied the right to join trade-unions and are threatened that they will lose their job if they do so. Young workers are often employed by such companies, thus making it easier to impose exploitative practices and to hire and fire workers". "Part-time work is constantly increasing in Malta"
mario gellel
Aug 7th 2009, 11:24
So this is the predicted future for the family income-- part time jobs as our main income???
And to make it worst, they pay us as much as they please.. take it or leave it..
So much for the SERHAN IL-MOHH now... VIVA IL-PN, SCOOBY DOO.
Sylvana Zarb Darmanin
Aug 7th 2009, 10:31
We could have seen this coming! I had highlighted such an occurence in my University Thesis way back in 2001!
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