The part-time hourly wage mentioned here is only for ordinary part-time work, and is not for reference to some special industries.
After all, in a complex society, it is normal for work to be paid both high and low, easy and hard.
But there are very few good jobs, and most people are engaged in just an ordinary position, and ordinary positions are destined to have their imperfections and cannot meet employees' wishes for a better future.
Part-time work is even more prominent, because in most cases, part-time work itself does not represent the workload of a position, but is only a transitional means that is proposed because of temporary needs.
This method is not mandatory, and employers can either reduce their work intensity by hiring part-time jobs, or they may not have to, but they have to put in more hard work.
Therefore, under such a premise, the author will briefly summarize several reasons for the low hourly wage of part-time jobs based on the real part-time situation I have actually seen.
The part-time market is oversupplied.
If the number of part-time jobs is compared to a market, then in this market, there will always be more people seeking part-time jobs than part-time jobs.
The reason for this phenomenon is actually very simple, the place where you need to work part-time must be very busy with business, but their busyness only lasts for a period of time, and it cannot always be busy, so the demand in this market is fluctuating and changing.
However, the number of people seeking part-time jobs is fixed and basically does not change much, so except for when the part-time job is urgently needed during the peak period, the employer may offer a higher hourly rate, and the rest of the time is similar to a "you can't accept it, someone will accept it".
There is a high turnover of part-time personnel.
Another factor is that part-time workers are too mobile, and often when they have just learned a certain skill and can complete the work with high efficiency, they may leave the part-time position because of other things.
For lone employers, they must spend a certain amount of time and cost to train part-time workers to master the necessary job skills. And if the part-timer leaves the post just after learning it, the time he has paid in front of him will be wasted.
Even if it is possible to stipulate the necessary part-time hours through a part-time contract, this mandatory means cannot play a positive role in encouraging it, and it will never reach the level of regular employees in terms of work efficiency.
Part-time skills have a low threshold.
As a job, if it can be handled part-time, it means that the threshold of the skill level that must be possessed for this job is not too high, and most people can learn to be competent.
And since this is a universal and universal skill, it is inevitable that he will not be able to achieve the salary level that can be achieved by the job skills that require long-term learning to master.
Non-necessity of part-time workers.
In addition to the above reasons, the main reason is actually because of the non-necessity of part-time employees.
For most part-time employers, they look for part-time jobs either to reduce their work intensity or to improve their work efficiency.
But whatever the purpose, they must first make sure that the main job can be done independently. Only then can we consider recruiting part-time workers, otherwise it would be ridiculous and generous if the flow of part-time personnel is gone, and the entire workflow will come to a standstill.
All in all, while part-time work can help you acquire a generic skill that you can use directly, it doesn't have much benefit for long-term skill learning. Therefore, while working part-time, it is also necessary to consider whether your time is being used effectively.