School attendance
Entertainment Licensing and Child Employment Licensing will take into account school attendance and punctuality. Licences may not be issued where there is an impact on attendance and punctuality at school.
Entertainment licensing
Children who perform (TV & amateur dramatics etc) are likely to require a licence. Chaperones are licensed to care and safeguard young people who perform. Contact the Children & Young People Information Service for further details (see below).
Child employment
The following rules apply to young people until they reach school leaving age. An application form signed by parents and employer must be completed and sent to the Children & Young People Information Service address below. Please note that an employer must undertake a risk assessment for all children who work. This must be shared with the parent or carer before employment starts.
Please contact the Children & Young People Information Service for a work permit application form (see below for contact details).
A young person aged 13 and 14 may work:
School days:
- Not more than a total of two hours in one day during the following periods:
- In the morning between 7.00am and 8.00am
- Between close of school and 7.00pm
Saturdays:
- 5 hours a day between 7.00am and 7.00pm
Sundays:
- only 2 hours between 7.00am and 7.00pm
School holidays:
- 5 hours a day on any weekday (except Sundays) between 7.00am and 7.00pm
**But totals worked each week must not exceed 25 hours.**
A young person aged 15 may work:
School days:
- Not more than a total of two hours in one day during the following periods:
- In the morning between 7.00am and 8.00am
- Between close of school and 7.00pm
Saturdays:
- 8 hours a day between 7.00am and 7.00pm
Sundays:
- only 2 hours between 7.00am and 7.00pm
School holidays:
- 8 hours a day on any weekday (except Sundays) between 7.00am and 7.00pm
**But totals worked each week must not exceed 35 hours.**
A young person aged 16 may work:
The same hours of employment specified for 15 years olds whilst a young person is of compulsory school age. A young person is not able to take up full-time employment until after the last Friday in June following in the year of their 16th birthday.
Type of work that is allowed
When you are 13, 14 and 15 you may only be employed in ‘light work’ and no child of any age may be employed:
- in a commercial kitchen;
- to collect or sort refuse;
- in an industrial undertaking or garage.
Work experience
This is arranged by schools. It is possible for work experience to take place in work premises that would otherwise be prohibited under child employment law. For advice regarding work experience contact your child's school.
For advice and application forms
Contact Children & Young People Information Service:
Tel: 01454 868008
Email: cis@southglos.gov.uk
Post:
Children & Young People Information Service
South Gloucestershire Council
Department for Children & Young People
PO Box 2082
Council Offices
Castle Street
Thornbury
BS35 9BQ