Child Employment
- Child Employment Licences
- Approved employment with a child employment licence
- Permitted work times for 13-14 year olds
- Permitted work times for 15-16 year olds
- Further information
Child Employment Licences
If you are a Haringey employer and are thinking about employing a young person between 13 and 16 years of age you must apply for a child employment licence. Please note that it is illegal to employ anyone under the age of 13 years. Employing a young person without a licence may lead to prosecution in accordance with Children and Young Persons Act 1933, Children and Young Persons Act 1963 (as amended) and Haringey Council Bye-Laws in respect to Child Employment.
It is the employer's responsibility to register the young person with the local education authority, telling them where the young person works.
An application form will require the parent's signature and declaration of their child's fitness to work. They cannot work without their parents knowledge and consent.
This also applies to parents employing their own children in the family business.
- Apply for a child employment licence using our online form or download the Application Form for Child Employment (Word, 118KB)
- Child Employment Leaflet - information for young people, parents and carers (PDF, 245KB)
Approved employment with a child employment licence
The minimum age to start work is 13 and you can do any light work including
- Shop
- Agricultural/horticultural
- Paper delivery
- Office
- Hairdressing
- Hand car washing in private residential setting
- Café or restaurant
- Riding stables
- Domestic work in an office
- Hotel or other establishment offering accommodation.
Permitted work times for 13-14 year olds
Term time:
- Sunday to Friday between 7am to 7pm for 2 hours per day (but not during normal school hours)
- Saturday between 7am to 7pm for 5 hours per day
- Maximum of 12 hours per week.
School holidays:
- Monday to Saturday between 7am to 7pm for 5 hours per day.
- Sunday between 7am to 7pm for 2 hours per day
- Maximum of 25 hours per week
Permitted work times for 15-16 year olds
Term time:
- Sunday to Friday between 7am to 7pm for 2 hours per day (but not during normal school hours).
- Saturday between 7am to 7pm for 8 hours per day.
- Maximum of 12 hours per week.
School holidays:
- Monday to Saturday between 7am to 7pm for 8 hours per day.
- Sunday between 7am to 7pm for 2 hours per day
- Maximum of 35 hours per week.
Remember:
- you cannot work if you are under 13
- it is illegal to work without a work permit. You will not be insured
- you will need to use a work permit until you have finished your compulsory education (the last Friday of June in the school year when you reach 16)
- you cannot start full time work until you have finished your compulsory education and officially left school.
Further information
Education Welfare Service
48 Station Road
Wood Green
London
N22 7TY
Tel: 020 8489 3866
Email: ews@haringey.gov.uk