This chapter focus is on the evaluation of part-time workers’ well-being through analysis of part-time jobs in the social services sector. The main factors influencing part-time workers’ satisfactions and part-timers' perceptions about their jobs, internal fairness, and the quality of the...

The Netherlands has been dubbed “the only part-time economy” (Freeman 1998). This expression reflects the popularity of part-time jobs in the country, particularly among working women. The purpose of this study is to explore whether workers who prefer part-time work differ from their...