For the majority of employees, new-found flexibility in the workplace has changed the game personally and professionally. But for hourly employees, the loss of structure is setting them up for failure.
Part-time workers make up 20% of the employed U.S. workforce, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. And since the start of the pandemic — which created staffing problems across the country — part-time workers are nearly 10% more likely to experience slightly or extremely unpredictable schedules, which is starting to take a toll, according to new research conducted by Paychex and Future Workplace.
