Is lack of full-time work driving the unprecedented quit rates?

By this time, everyone is well aware of the huge rise in quit rates in 2021 that continues into 2022, but is that fueled by looking for a better job? Anecdotal evidence suggests it’s actually due to hourly employers’ inability or unwillingness to allow workers to work full-time hours, which can be very expensive. Combine that with chronic overstaffing for rush periods, and employees find they aren’t getting the number of hours promised. According to a recent survey from Harvard University, 24% of hourly workers said they weren’t getting enough hours. Those workers often leave their jobs, making employers feel less secure about staffing, so they overhire to compensate. And with those additional workers, there’s not enough hours to go around. And the cycle repeats.

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