EXTRA WORK'S JUST THE JOB

MORE and more people, from busy mums with only a few hours to spare, to those who need to top up their salary or pension in hard times, are squeezing in extra work.

- Edited by LAURETTE ZIEMER

And for those unable to find full-time jobs, a part-time role is the perfect way to get a foot in the door, boost confidence and develop valuable work skills.

From supermarket assistants and working shifts in fast-food restaurants to evening cleaning jobs, part-time personal assistants and accounts posts, the opportunities are endless.

On top of this you can add the thousands of more jobs available in the world of direct selling, which already employs 400,000 part-timers happy to earn commission selling everything from makeup to jewellery (see dsa.org.uk).

We have found 160,710 part-time jobs.