The Part-time workers regulations ensure that Britain's part-timers are not treated less favourably than comparable full-timers in their terms and conditions, unless it is objectively justified. This means part-timers are entitled, for example, to :

• The same hourly rate of pay, 

• The same access to company pension schemes,

• The same entitlements to annual leave and maternity/parental leave on a pro rata basis, 

• The same entitlement to contractual sick pay, 

• No less favourable treatment in access to training.