Austria | Every fourth part -time employee wants to work more

For example, in the area of ​​part -time employment, where many respondents state, to be dissatisfied with their worktime situation. For example, because they often have to do for more hours, explains Upper Austria’s AK President Andreas Stangl. According to the survey, this is the case in almost half of the employees.

Often, employees do not work voluntarily for a few hours. More than a quarter (27 percent) of the part -time employees stated at the survey that they would like an increase in working hours. For many part -time staff – especially for women – full -time work is not possible due to family obligations.

Part -time rate at 30 percent

However, where an increase in full -time work is desired, Stangl demands that employers also enable it. In this country, 30 percent of the part -time part -time work are currently employed. Austria is thus in second place across the EU.

But even for full -time employees, the advancing flexibility of working hours often leads to dissatisfaction, stress or physical overexertion. While a good three quarters of the employees are satisfied with models such as flexitors and fixed working hours, employees with regular calls are only 61 percent, 59 percent for irregular working hours.

Low wage level industries

Such from an employee perspective often disadvantageous regulations come along with that tourism Often used in healthcare, retail or bus drivers and thus in industries, where the wage level is sometimes low, according to social researchers Daniel Schönherr on Tuesday at a press conference. Also weekend work – im tourism And the health sector often the rule – according to the study, the satisfaction tends to reduce satisfaction with the working time regulation.

In the event of irregular working hours, the dissatisfaction results in particular from the fact that this suffers free time, added Schönherr. A fifth of all employees also stated that he had to work overtime – as well as a breeding ground for frustration in the job.

Time and working pressure increase stress levels

Reinhard Raml From the market research institute Ifes In the press conference, the consequences of unattractive working time regulations for mental and physical health emphasized. Especially in the case of irregular working hours, the stress level is large compared to other time models.

Employees who are burdened by time pressure and working pressure also have much more frequently digestive complaints, sleep disorders, high blood pressure or back pain. With ten-hour days, which many employees approved in the sense of a four-day week, such effects should also be underestimated.