More than 70 percent of part-time laborers are worried about changes in work circumstances due to this year's rise in the minimum wage, a portal survey showed Tuesday.
According to the survey conducted by the website operated by Mediawill Networks, 72 percent of respondents said they are worried about facing changes in the job market with the hike in the minimum hourly wage. The poll was conducted from Dec. 21-29 on 1,458 of its members.
The number of people worried about finding new jobs was the largest at 33.3 percent, followed by workers fearing layoffs at 20.2 percent and higher work demand at 16.9 percent.