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If you are thinking about getting a weekend job or for after school there are a selection of jobs you can do, such as delivering newspapers or shop work - general duties.  There are some jobs you are not allowed to do, such as in a nightclub, factory or on a building site. 

If you are 13 to 14 years old you can work a maximum of:

  • 12 hours a week during school term
  • 25 hours a week during school holidays

If you are 15 to 16 years old you can can work a maximum of:

  • 12 hours a week during school term
  • 35 hours a week during school holidays

You can work between 7am and 7pm and can't work longer than 4 hours.

You must have a 1-hour break after working 4 hours.

It may help to have certain adjustments in place to help you to do your new job.  Speak to your employer about what you may need to help you.  This could be flexible working or mentoring.  These are called reasonable adjustments.  You can read about how to ask for reasonable adjustments on What are reasonable adjustments

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