{"id":206,"date":"2023-04-16T07:24:13","date_gmt":"2023-04-16T07:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smallbizgenius.net\/?p=206"},"modified":"2023-06-17T13:55:37","modified_gmt":"2023-06-17T13:55:37","slug":"difference-between-part-time-and-full-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smallbizgenius.net\/knowledge-base\/difference-between-part-time-and-full-time\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is the Difference Between Part-Time and Full-Time Employees?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
When people talk about full-time and part-time employment, they typically refer to work hours. But this isn\u2019t the only difference between part-time and full-time work. You also have to consider numerous perks and benefits when picking your future place of employment. If you are an employer, however, you have to pay attention to regulations surrounding part-time and full-time employees or risk paying hefty fines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What Is Considered Full-Time Employment?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s a common belief that full-time work includes anything between 30 and 40 hours, and this is generally true. The trick, however, is that federal law doesn\u2019t regulate any classification of full-time and part-time workers, so every company can create its own policy and define full and part-time employees’ work hours for benefit eligibility. Therefore, a company can set full-time work at 30 hours per week and part-time hours at 25 a week if it suits its needs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
What Is Considered Part-Time Employment?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Some people prefer part-time jobs because they typically involve working fewer than 30 hours per week and frequently don’t have a set schedule. The two most significant differences between part-time and full-time employment are that part-time employees are paid hourly but do not receive the benefits and perks that full-time employees do. <\/p>\n\n\n\n