THE number of men doing part-time work because they cannot find a full-time job has more than doubled in the past four years, according to a new study.
The TUC said almost 50,000 men in Scotland were working part-time in December while looking for full-time positions, compared with 22,986 at the end of 2007.
The analysis by the TUC found 120,159 workers and self-employed people north of the Border were working part-time in December because they could not find full-time employment.
The report, ahead of new unemployment figures tomorrow, also showed 76,035 women in Scotland were working part-time while looking for a full-time job in December – up 63% since 2007.
TUC general secretary Brendan Barber said: "Any job may be better than no job at all but people are having to make huge salary sacrifices to stay working. This is bad news for family finances and it is holding back our economy."
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