Press release No. N 051 of 3 September 2020
- Proportion of part-time workers increased from 39% in 2014 to 42% in 2019
- More men worked part-time in 2019 than 5 years ago
WIESBADEN – Shift work, intense physical stress and time pressure - these were the challenges for staff working in hospitals or care homes even before the corona crisis. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that the proportion of part-time workers in hospitals and medical practices increased from 39% in 2014 to 42% in 2019. In the same period, the share of full-time workers declined from 54% to 50%. The percentage of marginally employed medical staff remained almost unchanged; it amounted to 8% in 2019.
