Types of employment

> full time employment;
> part time employment;




Full-time employment
Full-time employment is regular and ongoing work. Full-time employees generally work 38 or 40 hours a week.

Part-time employment
Part-time employment is also regular and ongoing. Part-time employees work fewer hours each week than full-time employees. Some awards and agreements may specify a minimum or maximum number of hours a part-time employee can work.

Part-time employment may be an appropriate option when there is regular work that is not enough for full-time employment, for example, when there are regular peaks and troughs in the weekly or daily workload.

Part-time employment also allows employers to provide for job sharing and to accommodate employees who wish to work fewer hours due to family responsibilities or other commitments such as study.