Overview
Children can work part-time from the age of 13. They can only work a set amount of hours.
Children can only work full-time once they’ve reached the minimum school leaving age of 16.
You cannot employ a young person if the job:
- is beyond their physical or psychological capacity
- involves harmful exposure to toxic or radioactive substances
- involves a safety risk
- may harm their health from extreme cold, heat, noise or vibration