Part-time

Part-time as a working time model in construction

Part-time refers to a working model in which the contractually agreed working hours are less than regular full-time hours. The specific arrangement can vary depending on the company and contract—for example, fewer working days per week, shorter daily working hours, or flexible models throughout the month. Part-time work is also becoming increasingly important in the construction industry. Reasons for this include the desire for a better work-life balance, health considerations, and family commitments. At the same time, construction companies face the challenge of retaining qualified skilled workers. Part-time models can make an important contribution here—provided they are carefully planned.

Typical part-time models in construction

Part-time work can be implemented in various ways in the construction industry. Common variants are:

• Part-time work based on weekdays: fixed days off per week

• Part-time work based on times of day: shorter shifts on certain days

• Temporary part-time work: part-time work for a defined number of weeks or months

Part-time in resource planning

Part-time work places special demands on resource planning. Individual workloads, different weekdays, or temporary part-time models must be taken into account so that assignments can be planned realistically and reliably. Without clear mapping, part-time work quickly leads to additional work, unclear responsibilities, or overload within the team.

To ensure that part-time work remains practical in everyday construction, it is important to ensure transparent mapping of availability. If part-time workloads are clearly defined and stored in the planning system, employees can be deployed in a targeted manner and operational requirements can be reliably met. Part-time work thus becomes an integral part of resource planning.

Part-time in Vanillaplan

Part-time work is no longer a special case, but plays an increasingly important role in the world of work—including in the construction industry. That's why Vanillaplan offers specific functions that allow you to map reduced workloads without additional planning effort.

In Vanillaplan, part-time work is recorded directly for each employee and automatically taken into account in resource and capacity planning. Individual workloads are clearly defined and visible in all relevant planning views.

🔹 Part-time work as a planning-relevant absence: The workload is stored in the absence plan and has a direct impact on available capacity.

🔹 Individual weekdays and working days: Part-time work can be limited to certain days of the week so that days off are clearly defined and taken into account in the planning.

🔹 Optional times of day for precise planning: Part-time absences can be recorded for specific times of day—for example, for shortened working days.

🔹 Clear labeling in planning: A separate part-time icon makes reduced workloads immediately recognizable in all planning views

Advantages of part-time work in Vanillaplan

🔸 Realistic resource planning: Part-time workloads are automatically taken into account and correctly scheduled without additional effort.

🔸 Clear and concise availability: Working hours are clearly defined and visible at a glance in the schedule.

🔸 Flexibility: Full-time and part-time models can be mapped in parallel and adjusted at any time if conditions change.