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This is the restriction of hours for 15 year old under UK employment law.




Q. What are the limitations on the hours that a 15 and 16 year old (under the compulsory school age) can work?
A.

A 15 and 16 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 8 hours on a Saturday or a weekday during the school holidays;
* For more than 2 hours on any Sunday;
* For more than 35 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.


Of course any employer may have their own rules over and above UK law.