April is Child Employment Month, which aims to increase awareness of the law and ensure more young people are working safely and legally.
Many young people benefit from part-time working, and Child Employment laws exist to safeguard the education, health and welfare of compulsory school age employees. There are concerns that a lack of awareness and understanding of the law is leaving young people vulnerable to exploitation and injury.
This year, the National Network for Child Employment and Entertainment (NNCEE) is reminding businesses that employ children aged between 13 and 16 years old that they need permits to comply with employment laws. These permits are free of charge from the local council where the young person works. Permits for children working for Warwickshire employers can be found here.
Under byelaws regulating the Employment of Children and Street Trading by persons aged under 18 years old, introduced over 50 years ago, teenagers aged between 13 and 16 years old can take part in various types of light work. No child aged below 13 is allowed to work in England unless it relates to entertainment and performance projects.
Popular jobs for young people include paper rounds, shop work, waiting tables, washing up and hairdressing work. However, there are jobs which are prohibited for young people of compulsory school age, including working in a kitchen, garage or factory, on a building site, unsupervised sale of alcohol and telephone sales.
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