There is difference between part-time and free lance jobs. Auntie8888 is working on 3 half-day part-time and Uncle8888 is working on 8 HWW (Hours Work Week) and free roaming across the island of Singapore in MRT trains and buses with plenty of walking up stairs and escalators. Read? One Year After Retirement From Full-time Job As Employee Part-time workers by Law still entitled to pro rated annual leaves, medical leaves and medical benefit e.g. $10 claim per consultation visit. They still need to apply for annual leaves for absence from work and needs boss's approval. For free lance jobs; there are no annual leaves and medical leaves. For any absence from work, we just need to notify job co-coordinator to arrange for job covering. No approval needed! Many of us may not like our full-time job with tough KPIs thrown at us by our bosses. How about part-time or free lance jobs? Some time ......