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A
child of school age is not allowed to work more than 12 hours per
week during term time Important
things to remember:
The
employer is responsible for health, safety and welfare when you
are at work and must provide protective clothing where necessary.
The
details given here are the general rules of child employment.
You can get more information from your Local Education Authority.
There are jobs a child cannot do and places a
child cannot work:
Jobs a child
cannot do:
- Sell alcohol, cigarettes
or medicine
- Be involved in gambling
- Delivery of milk
- Door to door sales work
- Collection of money
- Work using dangerous
machinery or chemicals
- Sorting of rags or refuse
- Any job which may cause
injury or harm
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Places a child cannot work
- In a pub or club
- in an amusement arcade or fairground
- Warehouse or factory
- Slaughterhouse or butchery
- Kitchen or cook shop
- On a street, in a theatre, cinema or
disco, unless licensed to perform ther
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What jobs can a child do?
13 years old: the following are the jobs
permitted, involving light work only:
- agricultural or horticultural
- shop work
- office work
- in riding stables, catteries and
kennels
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- delivery of newspapers, journals,
leaflets
- hairdressing salons
- in a cafe or restaurant, but not in the
kitchen
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14, 15 and 16 year olds: can only be
employed to do light work except for prohibited employments.
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