Job sharing

Job sharing is the practice of having two different employees, who perform and split the duties of one full-time job. Job sharing is a form of part-time work, but it varies from what is traditionally considered as a part-time job in a few respects. Working in such hours, is often associated with for example food or retail industries. Job sharing, on the other hand, allows to work shorter hours in jobs that are not usually considered as part-time positions, such as business and professional functions. For example, in the simplest configuration, two employees can share a typical position of forty hours to working only twenty hours. In certain situations, workers can each work two and a half days. Other options include working two days a week and alternatively on Wednesdays or daily working for four hours. In most cases, the salaries and benefits for the employees, who participate in the job sharing are prorated based on the hours each employee worked [Bliss & Thornton, 2010].

References

• Bliss, W., & Thornton, G. R. (2010). Managing flexible work arrangements.

Author: Paulina Olszewska