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A questionnaire developed to learn employer reasons for hiring part-time workers who are covered by collective agreements was sent to 258 organizations in Ontario, Canada, in 1988. The majority of the 172 respondents were human resources or labor relations directors or specialists. Of these, 50% were in health care, 37% were in education and education-related work, 8% were in retail trade, and 5% were from the hospitality sector. Results revealed that, in the health care, education, and retail trade sectors, flexibility in scheduling work was considered the most important reason for hiring part-time workers. In the hospitality sector, the unavailability of full-time labor was the most important reason for hiring part-time help. While the health care and education sectors considered employees' preference for part-time work to be relatively important, the hospitality and retail sectors placed more emphasis on flexibility in employment decisions and savings in wages and benefits.