What accounts for the growth in part-time employment in recent years? Who benefits the most- employers or employees?

In recent years, the structure of employment has altered enormously. One of the largest factors of this change is the growth of part-time employment. The definition of part-time depends a great deal to its use. The office of national statistics defines the part-time "an employee expected to work no more than 30 hours , excluding all over time and main meal breaks , in a normal week; but exceptionally, an employee without specified normal basic hours, who is …

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