Almost 40% of employees in Georgia work part-time, that is, less than 35 hours a week. With this indicator, Georgia ranks third in the group of middle and lower-middle-income countries. Globally, only 20.3% of those employed work less than 35 hours a week, and more than 35% work more than 48 hours a week.
The International Labor Organization (ILO) has published a study that reflects the trends in the distribution of working time worldwide, as well as the protection of the balance between work and life (Work-Life Balance). The latest study presents the indicators of 2019.
The results of Georgia show that almost 23% of employees in the country would like to move from part-time to full-time in order to get a better income, while only 7.4% have the desire to move the other way - that is, decrease working time at the cost of reducing income. Accordingly, the average rate of underemployment for Georgia is 24.3, while the global average is 8.2, and the average of the countries of the Georgia group is 18.3.
It is also significant that Georgia has one of the highest rates of underemployment in the group of middle- and lower-middle-income countries, that is, in relation to the total number of employed and self-employed, the most people, more than 60%, would like to increase their working hours in exchange for more pay, and at the same time, the least number of people would like to reduce their working hours under the condition of a decrease in pay. Accordingly, the total discrepancy of working hours in Georgia is one of the highest along with Mexico, South Africa, Philippines, Russia, Suriname and Lithuania.
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