Workers Seeking Flexibility
More people are turning to part-time work as they look for work-life balance and lifestyle.
But it's not just desk jobs that are attracting part-time employees to the workforce, according to Warrant Officer Roger Smith from the Enoggera Gallipoli Army Barracks.
WOI Smith said Defence Force reservists could learn a trade and get qualified to work on army vehicles, radio equipment, and infrastructure, head out on exercises as riflemen, and even serve on deployment operations.
Between 1993 and 2008, part-time employment increased by nearly 1.3 million jobs or 3.6 per cent annually, and about 29 per cent of Queensland's 2.3 million workers are employed part time, according to a Federal Government report on Australian Jobs.
Of all workers who live in the Caboolture Shire Herald area, 30 per cent, or 16,000 workers, work part-time, according to Roy Morgan research.
AustraliaSCAN demographer David Chalke said there was more flexibility and opportunity in the employment sector than ever before because people's job expectations were changing.
Southeast Queensland recruiter Sarina Russo has reported an increase in the number of people looking for part-time jobs.
"Many of the baby boomers are enjoying part-time work opportunities because it provides them with extra cash while they enjoy the social aspect of a job, while others are studying in the pursuit of a second career," Russo Recruitment general manager Denise Love said.
"More and more parents are also returning to work wanting flexible part-time hours to fit in with their family responsibilities.
"Smart employers are also becoming flexible employers as they know there is a 'war for talent' in which they need to adapt."
Ms Love said businesses were offering workers flexibility, such as family friendly, part-time shifts.
