Law Blog

At the age of 14, Caelan started working part-time in a chip shop in Aberdeen. He thinks getting a job at such a young age made him more responsible and confident. "When I joined I was very shy," he says. "But now I can speak to people easily." The laws governing when and where children under 16 can work were introduced in the 1930s to crack down on child labour and safeguard their wellbeing. ...