This document summarizes a report on underemployed hourly workers. It defines underemployment as inconsistent hours, involuntary part-time work, inability to afford living expenses, and receiving fewer hours than desired. The three main things underemployed workers want are stable schedules, full-time roles with benefits, and side hustles for additional income. The document provides statistics on these issues and recommendations for employers like sharing schedules earlier, exploring alternative benefits, and allowing on-demand shifts to help accommodate side jobs.

1. Uncovering the underemployed
2018 State of the Hourly Worker Report

2. TODAY’S PRESENTER
Imani Holmes
Sr. Associate, Content Marketing

3. TODAY’S PRESENTER
Jess Drizin
Lead, UX and Market Research

4. About State of Hourly Worker
Gaining the perspective of real workers
Jan. 2018
surveyed 2,012
hourly workers
Currently-employed
survey participants
Range of questions on
topics from scheduling
and pay to work/life
balance

5. Underemployment is
undeniable

6. What is underemployment?
The need and active search for addt’l hours to maintain a reasonable Quality of Life1
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Inconsistency in hours and schedule
Working part time involuntarily
Inability to cover living expenses with provided hours
Receiving less hours at work due to employer/business needs

7. 3 things the underemployed really want
Stable schedules Full-time roles Side hustles
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8. 1. Schedule Stability

9. “I work 2 part-time jobs
and it still doesn’t equal to
a full-time job which is
crazy.”
- Denise

10. Schedule Stability
Consistent hours and reliable shifts
aren’t working
the hours they
expected when
they took the job
42%
underemployed
workers get more
than 35 hours/week
on avg
1 in 4
get less than
24 hours notice
of shift changes
21%

11. Shift how you schedule
Consistency is key
Share schedules sooner
than later
Communicate schedule
changes
Find a scheduling tool that
works for your business

12. 2. Full-time jobs

13. “Unfortunately,
my position is not
full-time but I still
have full-time bills.”
- Erica

14. Full-time jobs
One job and everything that comes with it
would prefer to work a
single full-time job to
get the hours they
need
74%
full-time workers
make $3/hour more
than part-time
counterparts
On avg.,
of participants
working part time get
no perks or benefits
20%

16. Pick the right perks
Alternatives when you can’t offer full-time
Explore different
PTO options
Present the path to
full-time potential
Highlight everything you
offer when recruiting

17. 3. Side hustles

18. “My hours aren’t
stable and I don’t
get paid enough to
only have one job.”
- Lauren

19. Side Hustles
An extra gig can make a difference
willing to work
multiple jobs to get
the hours they need
>80%
workers currently have
a side hustle in
addition to their
current job
1 in 3
of employers expected
to work with
on-demand workers
over the next year
81%

20. Join the hustle
Add on-demand shifts to your schedule
Explore the idea of
on-demand shifts
Create flexible
schedules to help
accommodate
side hustles

21. Closing

22. Let’s review!
Info you can use
More than half
of underemployed
workers are actively
looking for another job
3 things to consider
when recruiting these
workers
A new pool of
candidates ready to
work with you

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25. Thank you.