Cambridge Journal of Economics 26:409-439 (2002)
Copyright © 2002 Cambridge Political Economy Society
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What happens after working part time? Integration, maintenance or exclusionary transitions in Britain and western Germany
WZB. This work has been financed under the DGXII Targeted Socio-Economic Research (TSER) programme for the TRANSLAM project: Social Integration through Transitional Labour Markets.
Address for correspondence: Jacqueline O'Reilly and Silke Bothfeld, WZB, Reichpietschufer 50, D-10785 Berlin, Germany; email: jackie{at}medea.wz-berlin.de; silke{at}medea.wz-berlin.de
Abstract
We address the issues raised by Günther Schmid's proposal to develop transitional labour markets, by examining theoretical explanations and empirical evidence affecting transitions through part-time work. By analysing British and German Household Panel data, we outline the changing characteristics of part-time employment and employees in the early 1990s. We show that only a tiny number of women were able to use part-time work as a bridge back into a full-time job. A substantial proportion ends up dropping out of employment, especially in Germany. Having previous employment experience is more likely to hinder exclusionary transition patterns, whereas the presence of more than one child, especially in Germany, is associated with dropping out. We conclude by assessing the implication of these findings for both policy reform and theoretical developments.
Key Words: Part-time work • Labour market transitions • Britain • Germany • Gender • Longitudinal data and event history analysis
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