half a job better than no job

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/business/part-time-employment-is-better-than-the-alternative/story-fn7j19iv-1226351996

And Victoria is the epicentre of this explosion in part-time workers.

Instead of taking the axe to staff numbers, the latest jobs data shows bosses are reducing working hours and moving staff from full-time to part-time rosters.

While this may not be good news for households struggling with rising bills and falling wages, the alternative is even more painful - all you need to do is look across Europe to see the pain of heavy job losses.

Full-time employment dropped 11,000 in April but this was balanced out by the 26,000 part-time jobs added to the economy