How many people work part-time?

Part-time work is being requested more and more often. DP MP Carole Hartmann asked the Minister of Labour and the Minister of Public Service how many part-time contracts have been signed in the last 10 years. The MP also wanted to know from the Minister of Labour whether the regulation of the 40-hour limit for part-time work should not be relaxed to allow for more flexibility.

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« Les travailleurs souhaitent un meilleur équilibre entre vie professionnelle et vie privée. Ils ont donc de plus en plus souvent recours à des contrats de travail à temps partiel.

Dans ce contexte, j’aimerais poser les questions suivantes à Monsieur le Ministre du Travail, de l’Emploi et de l’Économie sociale et solidaire et à Monsieur le Ministre de la Fonction publique :

  • Messieurs les Ministres, combien de contrats de travail à temps partiel ont été conclus au cours des dix dernières années ? Concernant le secteur privé, Monsieur le Ministre du Travail, pourrait-il articuler les contrats de travail à temps partiel également par secteur d’activité ?
  • Au cours des dix dernières années, quel a été le nombre d’heures de travail hebdomadaire des contrats de travail à temps partiel, également ventilée par secteur d’activité ?
  • Monsieur le Ministre du Travail, estime-t-il que le cadre légal devrait permettre une plus grande flexibilité en matière de travail à temps partiel ?  Afin de pouvoir réagir à des circonstances exceptionnelles ou à des interventions d’urgence, par exemple dans l’industrie ou l’artisanat, le droit du travail ne pourrait-il permettre de dépasser la limite des 40 heures hebdomadaires pour le travail à temps partiel ? Une telle adaptation ne serait-elle pas particulièrement judicieuse pour les contrats de 35 à 38 heures par semaine ?»

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