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Job vacancies are soaring, how can companies use part-time workers to plug the gaps?

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The UK's furlough scheme during COVID-19 allowed employers to deploy staff on a part-time basis. Image: Unsplash

Charlotte Gascoigne
Principal Research Fellow, Cranfield University
Clare Kelliher
Professor of Work and Organisation, Cranfield University
Pierre Walthéry
Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Time Use Research, UCL
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Managers sometimes struggle to juggle competing demands when trying to accommodate flexible working patterns. Image: Unsplash

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Lockdown restrictions created lots of new responsibilities for people working from home. Image: Unsplash/jasonstrull

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