Child employment

For information on the law regarding age restrictions, hours that children can work and the jobs they can and can’t do, go to Bexley Council’s child employment page:

https://www.bexley.gov.uk/services/schools-and-education/education-welfare-service-ews-and-child-licensing

You can find more detailed information about child employment on the charity Child Law Advice’s website. The information covers at what age a child or young person work, the hours that can be worked, and the minimum wage for young people:

https://childlawadvice.org.uk/information-pages/child-employment/

The NSPCC has some useful resources on their website:

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/away-from-home/at-work/