As a Wall Street Journal editorial calculated the other day, letting part-time workers work more hours can be expensive.

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Faroe Islands boss Brian Kerr admitted it had been a "very, very good day" for his part-time team.

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Earlier this month, a two-day job fair to fill some 500 part-time jobs at the stadium during baseball season drew about 7, 000 applicants.

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The other day, I was talking with a part-time maid we had hired to help us settle in to our new apartment after relocating within Beijing.

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With Jake Gyllenhaal as a math graduate and part-time drummer, who would be well advised not to give up his day job.

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Members expressed concern about the redefinition of the working day, excessive management control, lack of recognition for part-time doctors and the differential treatment for consultants in their first seven years of practice.

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Having managed only one wicket throughout Sunday's play, when Andrew Strauss (110) had been stumped off part-time spinner Marcus North, Australia toiled through a further 51 overs on the last day without any further reward.

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It worked, saved me time and effort and quickly moved from a lark to a valuable part of my day-to-day routine.

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Not ten days after he recovered from that cough, he disappeared for almost the whole day, then rolled into the apartment and announced that he had scored himself a part-time job.

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