08/01/2020
In the workplace, a part-time worker is one who does not work full time, that is, works less than what is established by law, which is a full-time work.
To correctly understand what a part-time worker is, one must understand what a full-time worker is. Full-time workers are those who have the maximum working hours established by the legislator.
An example will be better understood: if the legislation establishes that the maximum working hours are 40 hours per week, full-time workers are those whose working hours are 40 hours per week. And therefore, part-time workers are those whose working hours are less than 40 hours per week. In short, you can be a part-time worker both those whose workday is 15 hours per week and one whose day is 30 hours per week Rights and obligations of part-time workers
The rights and obligations of part-time workers are the same as those of full-time workers. That is, the part-time worker cannot have less rights or less obligations than full-time workers. Except with one exception: remuneration.
Usually, labor legislation and collective agreements establish the remuneration of full-time workers. From here, the remuneration of the part-time worker is obtained, proportionally to his working day with respect to the full day.
Example of part-time work
Let's look at a practical example comparing the full-time and part-time worker. Imagine that the labor legislation establishes that the full-time day is 40 hours per week and the remuneration of 1000 monetary units. It also establishes the right of workers to two annual extra payments and the obligation to attend the job, with a maximum of 2 monthly absences. We meet a full-time worker and a worker who has a day of 28 hours per week.
Both full-time and part-time workers have the right to two extra payments and the obligation to assist, as established by labor law, regardless of their status. With regard to compensation, there are differences between both workers
• Full time worker. His workday is 40 hours per week which is equivalent to 1000 monetary units.
• Part-time worker. The working day of this worker is 28 hours per week, which is equivalent to 70% of the full-time day. This causes their remuneration to be the equivalent: 70% of full-time compensation. Since this is 1,000 monetary units, the part-time worker is 700 monetary units (70% of 1,000).
This makes it possible for workers to have a salary below the minimum interprofessional wage. The minimum interprofessional salary refers to a full-time worker; therefore, it may be the case that a part-time worker has a remuneration lower than the minimum interprofessional salary. This situation can never occur in full-time workers. 🙂🙂
