United Kingdom :: Children and young workers

◉ Children No person under the age of 14 may work at all, except for where they are: taking part in sports, advertising, modelling, television, films, plays or other entertainment (Children working in these areas will need a performance licence); doing odd jobs for parents, relatives or neighbours; or babysitting However, this rule can be and often is relaxed by local authority bylaws to allow 13-year-old children to be employed, for example, to deliver newspapers, to stack shelves or to work in riding stables …

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