Part-time can be set in two ways.
The first - on the initiative of the employer (Article 74 of the LC RF). This possibility is subject to the conditions of the crisis at the plant, reducing orders and sales. In this case, the order must be issued on the introduction of part-time work. All employees must be advised in writing, no later than 2 months. But in this situation, the duration of work in part-time work should not exceed 6 months. Ie after 6 months of normal mode is entered or issued a new order.
Second - part-time is set by agreement between the employee and the employer (Article 93 of the LC RF). In this case, no need to warn the employee in advance, and there is no limit on the duration of part-time work. Simply create an additional agreement to the labor contract, which prescribes the procedure for employee performance.
In both cases, the salary will be calculated in proportion to the time worked. In the workbook record of work on part-time work is not conducted. The main consequence of such action - is to reduce wages.
You can not deny the request of the employee to reduce the operating time, if the employee belongs to the category that according to the LC RF employer is obliged to provide work in part-time work. In other cases, the employer may deny the employee to establish a half-day.
When part-time work, working hours (shift), as a rule, should not be less than 4 hours and the working week - less than 20 - 24 hours, respectively, with five- and six-day week.