A third of employers will raise their salary for the sake of an employee's refusal to work part-time

Among the surveyed employers, 33% are willing to raise an employee's salary if they are willing to focus on their main job and give up part-time work. This is stated in the results of a study by the Russian School of Management, which were reviewed by Izvestia on May 28.

At the same time, 78% of respondents believe that part—time work is primarily a consequence of a lack of salary. People take on additional jobs to cover basic needs and raise their income levels. That is why employers are ready to review working conditions.

At the same time, 51% of respondents believe that part-time work reduces an employee's productivity, as he simultaneously distributes energy and attention between several tasks. In addition, 47% of managers believe that due to such an increased workload, a person burns out faster.

At the same time, 76% of respondents noted that if an employee uses the knowledge and skills acquired during part-time work in their main job, this can have a positive impact on business. Only 24% are sure that additional employment benefits only the employee himself.

In addition, 26% believe that part—time work has a positive effect on the team, as employees share new cases, ideas and experiences from other fields, and 23% see this as a threat to engagement - in their opinion, employees lose interest in the company's life and focus only on their own tasks. Also, 51% believe that part—time work is a personal matter that does not affect the atmosphere in the company.

"Part—time work for employees is not a challenge, but an indicator that shows where companies are underperforming: in salary, in development, in terms of work. If a person is looking for external projects, it means that something is missing inside. Therefore, instead of prohibitions or controls, it is more reasonable to ask yourself the question: what can we change so that the employee wants to grow with us? The desire to develop and try new things is a resource, not a threat," said Anastasia Borovskaya, Director of the Russian School of Management.

According to her, it is important to direct this desire in the right direction. Companies that know how to work with it win.: they receive motivated, flexible and experienced specialists who bring fresh ideas and look at tasks more broadly.

Earlier, on May 21, Vladimir Koritsky, CEO of the service for secure transactions with freelancers, Solar Staff, told Izvestia that a new trend is gaining popularity in the labor market — polyworking: when a person simultaneously conducts several projects, works for a number of companies in different roles. According to him, this is changing the usual perception of employment, and the trend will only strengthen in the coming years.