As many as 93 percent of respondents, regardless of whether they currently have a job or not, would accept (also) a part-time job if given the opportunity, according to a survey conducted by the MojPosao portal among 1,800 participants. Of the total number of respondents, 59 percent are employed, while 41 percent are currently unemployed.
The main reason why those who already have a job (56 percent of the total number of respondents) would accept a part-time job is additional income. These respondents most often state that their current earnings are too low, or that they do not receive their salary regularly. With their current earnings, they say, they cannot cover basic living expenses that are constantly rising, nor can they resolve other important issues such as housing. Some, despite having a job, have excess free time and would like to try something else, while others believe that an additional part-time job opens up the opportunity to find a new and better job, which they would be more satisfied with than their current one. Those who are employed and are not interested in an additional part-time job (3 percent of the total number of respondents) claim that they work overtime at their current job, often on weekends, and even if they wanted to, they do not have time for another job.
Some are studying alongside their current job, which prevents them from working additionally, while others claim that they do not want to neglect family, friends, and hobbies, emphasizing that these things are more important to them than additional income. Respondents who are currently unemployed but would accept a part-time job (37 percent of the total number of respondents) mostly state: "Any job is better than no job" because "somehow bills need to be paid." By accepting a part-time job, they argue, it also opens up the possibility for the employer to gain insight into the quality of the employee, and if the opportunity arises, offer them permanent employment. Some respondents cannot find a job in their field, so they would accept a part-time job until they get employed in their field, or to gather money for retraining or further education. Only 4 percent of the total number of respondents are currently unemployed and would not accept a part-time job. They believe that such jobs are not worth doing, as it often happens that the worker ends up without the earned money, and those who work this way have no security – they have no pension or health insurance, their work experience does not count, and their contributions are not paid – and the fees are too low. (M.N.)
