Can i get any job?

[Nemo]

im young... 12, im 13 in like err 6months, but can i get a job because im in need of some money? if not then just say and its closed :]

[dirrty]

If you're 13 or 14 ...

On school days you can only work up to two hours a day, one hour before school and one hour after school.

In the school holidays you can work up to five hours a day by for no more than 25 hours in a week and for two weeks of the school holidays, you cannot work at all.

On Saturdays, you can work up to five hours and two hours on a Sunday.

If you're 15 or 16 ...

On school days you can only work up to two hours a day, one hour before school and one hour after school.

On Saturdays, you can work up to eight hours and two hours on a Sunday.

In the school holidays you can work up to eight hours a day, but no more than 35 hours in a week and for two weeks in the school holiday, you cannot work at all.

Don't forget that if you want to get a full time job, you have to have left school first. If you are 16, you need to wait to leave school until the last Friday in June.


What you can do
Have a think about the best ways to find a job. Shops, restaurants, supermarkets and hotels often employ young people.
Make some enquiries to see if there are any paper rounds available near you. You could also consider delivering leaflets.
Ask your family and friends to see if they have any pet sitting, dog walking, gardening, cleaning, car washing or baby-sitting that you could do for them. These aren't classed as 'employment' so you will not need a permit.
Make sure that if you do get a job you think about your personal safety when traveling to and from work. Is there reliable public transport or can an adult take you and pick you up?
Source (http://www.connexions-direct.com/index.cfm?pid=75&catalogueContentID=120)

[Nemo]

ok thanks that was ALOT of help and so i gotta wait til im 13 and then i can start asking about jobs, ok thanks alot again

obviously +rep

[-Soph-]

well some papershops might take you on at you age.. I think your supposed to be 13, but I got a paper round when I was 12 in the UK.. :)

[dark-as-death]

13 is the legal age to work i.e washing up, paper rounds, shelf stacking

but some places take you on at 12