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When you’re hiring employees, a key part of shaping a role is to define how many hours you’ll need an employee to work for your business. Should you hire part-time or full-time employees? What are your responsibilities to each? Is there a legal difference between part time and full time?
In this guide, we’ll explain everything you need to know about the difference between full-time and part-time employees and what the classifications mean for you as an employer.
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Culturally in the United States, we imagine a full-time employee as someone who works around 40 hours a week. But that classification isn’t federally regulated in most cases, with the exception of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Employers are generally free to set their own definitions of full time versus part time for the sake of eligibility for benefits, such as retirement plans, paid time off (PTO), paid sick leave and employee wellness programs. It’s common for employers to define full-time employees as anyone who works at least 32 hours per week, but some may require more or less. For salaried workers, some employers might not set expectations for hours worked at all.
An employer’s...
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