Incomplete, incomplete and partial public officials: what are the differences?

Verified 14 December 2023 - Legal and Administrative Information Directorate (Prime Minister)

As a public official, you can work full-time or non-full-time (or incomplete) and work full-time or part-time. We're going through these concepts.

Full-time or non-full-time employment

A full-time job is a job in which the working time corresponds to the legal working time, i.e. 35 hours per week (or 1 607 hours per year).

A non-full-time (or incomplete) job is a job created for a working time shorter than the legal working time.

Non-full-time employment in the territorial and hospital public service (FPT and FPH) and incomplete employment in the state public service (EPF).

Unlike part-time work, it is not therefore the staff member who chooses non-full-time work; it is a characteristic of the job that is imposed on the staff member.

The working hours of a non-full or incomplete job may be changed only by the administration.

Please note

In some administrations, the working time in effect full-time may be less than 35 hours per week.

Depending on the public service, non-full-time jobs may be filled by public servants or contractors.

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State Civil Service (EPF)

When the working time is less than or equal to 24 hours 30 per week, incomplete time employment is obligatorily occupied by a contractor.

The contract may be for a fixed or indefinite period.

Territorial (FPT)

A non-full-time job may be held by a official or contractorregardless of the length of time the job is held.

Hospital (FPH)

Non-full-time employment with a working time of less than half-time may be occupied only by a contractor.

Non-full-time jobs including working hours between 17.30 and 24.30 may be created for staff under body following:

  • Hospital midwives
  • Psychologists
  • Dietitians
  • Physical therapists
  • Speech-Language Pathologists
  • Orthoptists
  • Pedicures-podologists
  • Occupational therapists
  • Psychomotricians

These non-full-time jobs can be filled by officials or contractors.

Full-time or part-time work

A full-time public official is the one who works 35 hours per week or who works for the full duration of his non-full or incomplete employment.

The part-time staff member shall be the one who chooses to reduce his working hours.

Part-time work shall be carried out at the request of the staff member.

Depending on the reason for which it is requested, part-time shall be granted if service requirements allow it, that is upon authorization, or by right, i.e. it cannot be refused by the administration.

Part time is expressed as a percentage of full time (for example, 80%).

Where it is subject to operational requirements, part-time work may be granted to 50%, 60%, 70%, 80% or 90% full-time.

If it is lawful, it may be granted to 50%, 60%, 70%, 80% full-time.

A non-full-time territorial or hospital staff member may benefit from part-time work only in cases where it is granted by right (for example, to raise a child). A part-time public servant cannot benefit from part-time work.