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Hi Dadtalkers,
We have had a question from the daughter of a dadtalker :
can i get a job at age 11 that pays good
Thought I would throw this one over to you for some suggestions.
Anyone got any ideas ?
Hi
I think that if you are under 13 years of age, you can't work except if you are
- taking part in sport, advertising, modelling, plays, films, television or other entertainment
- or doing odd jobs for parents, relatives or neighbours
Don't know about paper rounds?
Jamie
you are spot on jamie - just looked it up and children are not allowed to work before the age of 13 and that i guess would include paper rounds - though im sure i used to do a paper round at the age of 11 many decades ago.
Hi all
Yes the laws have very much changed from my chimney sweeping days - you can only work for a set number of hours between the ages of 13 and 16 doing something like a paper round and even then you need permission from the school. I think that it is only for 2 hours per week at that age.
Even at 16 you can still only work for a set number of hours, and the fines for the employer are as you can imagine significant!
Mario
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