What is under employment?

Under employment is a situation where the person is working, below the full extent of their abilities, skills, or qualifications.

The common forms of under employment are

• Labour working less time than desired for example a worker works for six hours instead of eight hours a day.
• Being employed in socially undesirable activities e.g. prostitution
• Labour force engaged in last resort or unsuitable jobs for example a teacher working as a gatekeeper due to failure to get where to teach.