Employment of Children & Young Persons
Table of Hours

The following rules apply until a young person reaches school leaving age.

NO CHILD CAN WORK BEFORE 7.00 AM OR AFTER 7.00 PM

Children
aged
13
and
14

I can work on

During the following hours

School Days

 

12 hrs
max
during
Term Time

Not more than a total of 2 hours in one day during the following periods:

  1. in the morning between 7.00am and 8.00am;
  2. in the evening between close of school & 7.00pm.

Saturdays

5 hours a day between 7.00am and 7.00pm

Sundays

Only 2 hours between 7.00am & 7.00pm

School Holidays

5 hours a day on any weekday ( except Sundays) between 7.00am & 7.00pm

Total hours worked must not exceed 25

Children
aged
15
and
16*

School Days

 

12 hrs
max
during
Term Time

Not more than a total of 2 hours in one day during the following periods:

  1. in the morning between 7.00 am & 8.00 pm;
  2. in the evening between close of school & 7.00 pm

Saturdays

8 hours a day between 7.00am & 7.00 pm

Sundays

Only 2 hours between 7.00am & 7.00 pm

School Holidays

8 hours a day any weekday (except Sundays) between 7.00 am & 7.00 pm.

Total hours worked must not exceed 35

* Compulsory School Leaving Age
There is only one school leaving date, which is the 1st Friday in June each year. You must still apply for an Employment Permit even if a child is over 16, if they are still in their final GCSE year at school (Year 11 in Bexley schools). The official School Year runs from 1st September to 31st August, each year.

 

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