THE CHARACTERISTICS OF PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT, REGARDING THE DUTCH AND HUNGARIAN LABOUR MARKETS

One of the most important ecological problems of EU members is the highunemployment rate. That is why, according the experts, one of the mostimportant tasks to reduce unemployment. According to their opinion it can bereduced by making the labour market more flexible.The first part of this essay presents one of those methods - a part time work -which is used so far by West-European countries to enhance the flexibility.The second part is dealing with part-time work system of Netherlands andHungary.