Introduction (870 words)

Part-time workers in the UK gained new legal protection on 1 July 200 with the coming into force of the Part-Time Workers (Prevention of ...

1. Part-time work in the UK (2042 words)

The government uses two definitions of a part timer in its surveys of the part-time/full-time workforce. A part-time worker can be: ...

2. The background to the UK regulations (1020 words)

Prior to 1 July 2000 when the Part-Time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000 came into force, the legal framework covering part-time ...

3. The Part-Time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations (4119 words)

The Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000 came into force on 1 July 2000. As well as other part-time workers, they ...

4. Part timers' rights in the workplace (6002 words)

The Part-Time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations will give part timers additional job protection. However, their weaknesses (as illustrated in the previous ...