Seanad debates
Thursday, 29 May 2003
Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Bill 2003: Second Stage.
The Minister of State referred to the combination of job satisfaction for fixed-term employees and increased productivity for employers. The labour market has changed considerably. I did not know until he mentioned it today that we have 294,000 part-time workers in the economy, representing 17% of the workforce. That is a large percentage which has important implications.
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