Is there a part-time/ full-time pay differential in Australia?

Preston, A; Yu, S

Is there a part-time/ full-time pay differential in Australia?

Preston, A

Yu, S

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Citation:: Journal of Industrial Relations, 2015, 57 (1), pp. 24 - 47
Issue Date:: 2015-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Preston, A https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8326-8197	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Yu, S https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1070-113X	en_US
dc.date.issued	2015-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Industrial Relations, 2015, 57 (1), pp. 24 - 47	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0022-1856	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/118705
dc.description.abstract	© Australian Labour and Employment Relations Association (ALERA), SAGE Publications Ltd, Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC. The incidence of part-time employment in Australia is high by international standards and the trend towards part-time work is on the rise. In this paper, we show that, on average, part-timers earn significantly less than full-timers. After controlling for human capital characteristics, the adjusted hourly earnings gap between men employed full-time and women employed part-time is equal to 22.5%. When comparing women only, the human capital adjusted part-time/full-time gap is equal to 8.9%. The latter falls to 1.1% when industry and occupation are controlled for, reflecting important segregation effects. These findings are consistent with international evidence. Consistent with other Australian studies, we also find that the part-time pay gap varies with casual status. In the female labour market, our human capital adjusted models show a part-time casual premium equal to 3.6% relative to the base group (women employed full-time on a non-casual basis).	en_US
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dc.title	Is there a part-time/ full-time pay differential in Australia?	en_US
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© Australian Labour and Employment Relations Association (ALERA), SAGE Publications Ltd, Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC. The incidence of part-time employment in Australia is high by international standards and the trend towards part-time work is on the rise. In this paper, we show that, on average, part-timers earn significantly less than full-timers. After controlling for human capital characteristics, the adjusted hourly earnings gap between men employed full-time and women employed part-time is equal to 22.5%. When comparing women only, the human capital adjusted part-time/full-time gap is equal to 8.9%. The latter falls to 1.1% when industry and occupation are controlled for, reflecting important segregation effects. These findings are consistent with international evidence. Consistent with other Australian studies, we also find that the part-time pay gap varies with casual status. In the female labour market, our human capital adjusted models show a part-time casual premium equal to 3.6% relative to the base group (women employed full-time on a non-casual basis).

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