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The number of office
workers looking for an extra part-time
job has soared to its highest level in
four years, reflecting growing income
insecurity amid the economic downturn, a
survey released yesterday showed.
The survey was
conducted jointly by online employment
broker Pan Asia Job Bank (汎亞人力銀行)
and jcase.com.tw, which specializes in
part-time and outsourced staffing
services.
It revealed that 39.44 percent of
respondents already have second jobs,
while 88.27 percent of those who have
not found part-time jobs intend to do
so.
While 62 percent of respondents
described themselves as “very poor”
or “somewhat poor,” 31.6 percent
considered themselves “barely able to
make ends meet.” Only 6.37 percent
said they “possess a small amount of
wealth” or were “quite wealthy.”
Factors contributing to the feeling of
poverty among workers include shrinking
salaries, high unemployment and heavy
pressure to repay mortgages and car
loans, the survey found.
The results also reflected a lack of
confidence among workers on finding
employment, with 62.66 percent of
respondents saying they were “really
not confident” or “not confident”
about finding a job or succeeding in
switching jobs.
Meanwhile, 18.85 percent of respondents
said they had taken a pay cut, 9.65
percent have been on unpaid leave, and
11.75 percent had been laid off.
Joanne Yang (楊智斐), marketing
director for Pan Asia Job Bank, said
although the economy has shown signs of
improvement, most firms are concerned
about the economic situation and have
not increased hiring of permanent staff.
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