Part-time work is a significant aspect of the U.S. labor market, and the number of part-time jobs has increased from 6 million in 1955 to 19 million in 1987. Part-time work is done by a very diverse range of workers, particularly teenagers, older workers, and women with children. Consequently, it is probably not useful to think about the part-time…

A survey of a panel of human resource executives who comprised the Olsten Forum on Human Resource Issues and Trends focused on the types of staffing and scheduling strategies being implemented to meet today's business needs. The survey, covering 427 companies, reviewed 2 categories of staffing strategies: contract or flexible staffing, and…