do children ever get paid to be in a professional pantomime?

Question

If a child is in a pantomime around 3/4 days a week for 2 shows should they not be getting some sort of payment or travel expenses?

Answer 1

Child labour is illegal.But Child artists in films,shows advertisements,public shows etc are paid in accordance with the agreement made with parents/legal guardian.There is no law regarding payments in learn and earn schemes(ie,mimimum quantum of compensation)

Answer 2

Professional child actors employed working in such as Pantomimes get paid just like everyone else.

Some travelling expenses can be claimed back from the Tax-Man. To do this a person needs to have travelled to a second or third location from their place of work during the day.

The above tax-break is aimed at such as travelling salesmen, general business travellers etc.

I get about £4.10 a day back from the Tax-Man for travel expences because I go to several different locations each day.

The Tax-Man will not refund for travel to and from a place of work.

No harm in asking the Boss for travel expenses.