at what age can you start work in the UK?

Question

i know you can have a paper round, but my 13 year old daughter wants some sort of Saturday job, sweeping up in a hairdressers, cafe work, anything really. What is the law for how may hours (if any) they can work on saturday. thanks

and before i get any smart ar*se answers..this is a serious question, and no im not making her go out to work at 13, she actually wants to do it !!!

Answer 1

You can start part time work when you are 13. But you can only do a MAXIMUM of 3 hours a week at 13.

Until the age of 16 you are only legally allowed to do 7 hours a week - and there are certain restictions on how meny hours you are allowed to do on Saturdays.

Answer 2

14

Answer 3

Unfortunately your daughter is too young to undertake paid work of any form like the above. I appreciate that she wants to work - I did when I was that age.

What she can do though is volunteer work which gains her some experience so that when she turns 14 she will have something to offer a prospective employer.

When I was her age I worked for the RSPCA in their retail shop during weekends and holidays - and it made getting my first real job much easier. I already knew about stock control, pricing policies, till operation, customer service etc. and that made me more marketable to employers.

So while it may not be exactly what she wants - some experience is a valuable thing and there are no restrictions on volunteer working. Also because it's voluntary she can do as few or as many hours as she likes, I would reckon 4 hours on a Saturday wouldn't prove too onerous.

Answer 4

14

Answer 5

I dropped out of school at 17 when I found out i became pregnant, then whilst my son became a million and that i became 19 i began college, so I had a 2 365 days smash yet it felt like 20! I felt awkward going back too, incredibly being a youthful mum yet I enjoyed it. on the 1st direction I did the youngest became sixteen, the eldest became 40. the 2nd direction I took became an get admission to and that i became between the youngest at 20! maximum have been of their 30s/40s. i'm doing a level now and that i admire that too. in basic terms decide for it!

Answer 6

The legal age is 14 but you will have to go to the education dept to get a work permit for her age and no more than 8 hours hoppe the next link helps
(its just for advice)


http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/pupils.nsf/open/43EF6555CC7453A680256CB4003FE170

Answer 7

Sorry that job was given to someone in Poland because current statutes mean he can except less than minimum wage if he was employed there share a house with 8 mates to keep expenses down and send the money home where its worth more and pay for his house there in a handful of years.

Thanks for your application.

Answer 8

i'm 15 nearly 16 and you can start an official job as soon as she gets a national insurance card. You get a few months before her 16th birthday.
I think you can only work for a maximum of 14 hours....I THINK!!!

Answer 9

14 with the exception of entertainment and fashion business.

Answer 10

14 is the leageal age but im sure she could probs statt a bit of babysitting :)