Child Employment
Child Employment Questions and Answers
What are the limitations on the hours that a 14 year old can work?
What are the limitations on the hours that a 14 year old can work?
A 14 year old may not work:
- Before 7am or after 7pm on a school day;
- For more than 2 hours on a school day (this can either be 1 hour before and after school or 2 hours after school);
- For more than 12 hours in a school week;
- For more than 5 hours on a Saturday or a weekday during the school holidays;
- For more than 2 hours on any Sunday;
- For more than 25 hours in any week during the school holidays;
- For more than 4 hours in any day without a rest break of one hour.
A child must also have at least 2 consecutive non-school weeks without employment in any one year. That means every child is entitled to 2 weeks holiday a year.
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