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We also have to think of what are the consequences employers are faced with in that they now have to pay national insurance contributions for part-time workers, who have not been in that category historically. How will this change their behaviour? I suggest that in the behavioural change which the OBR has implied, which is that there will be an attempt to drop those people from the workforce, part-time workers will probably be one of the easiest groups to drop. Any measure such as this will discourage employers from investing in part-time workers with training and career opportunities. Already, employers treat this group with less focus and less interest. As they become a larger part of our workforce, we want employers to change that attitude and look at part-time workers as people for whom training and career opportunities should be offered.