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A part-time contract is a form of employment that carries fewer hours per week than a full-time job. They work in shifts but remain on call while off duty and during annual leave. The shifts are often rotational. Workers are considered to be part-time if they commonly work fewer than 30 hours per week. According to the International Labour Organization, the number of part-time workers has increased from one-fourth to a half in the past 20 years in most developed countries, excluding the United States.
Quick Answer. Any amount of hours that do not exceed 40 hours per week are considered part-time hours. Most companies consider the traditional part-time hours to be 20 to 37 1/2 hours per week. However, under the Obama administration, new part-time hours have been re-defined as 30 hours per week or more. This law is designed to deter small business owners from hiring more part-time workers, which actually costs the business more money, and to make sure that part-time workers get more work hours and more benefits from their employers.