Part time is not always attractive to employers. Some have a requirement to cover peak holiday seasons and may engage pilots for a fixed period, during which (in non COVID times) they fly close to maximum hours.
The main problem with having more part time pilots rather than fewer full time is the regular requirement to complete various training and checks, and also maintain 90 day flying recency.
Then in some jurisdictions there may be union or labour rules that limit the number of part timers.
In the current situation it would certainly be helpful to many who have been stood down if job sharing or part time flying was preferred employment policy, but sadly, some people are selfish. You only have to visit other threads on Pprune to see heated debate which indicates some would never entertain job sharing.
Last edited by Mach E Avelli; 24th September 2020 at 23:03.