Apply for a child employment work permit

Who needs a child employment work permit

If you employ a school-aged child for paid or unpaid work, you need a child employment work permit.

You must submit an application for a child employment work permit within the first 5 days of the child starting work.

You could be prosecuted if you employ a child without a work permit.

Download and Complete a child work permit application form:

Return it to the address on the form.

Children can work part-time from the age of 14.

Children are not allowed to work:

without an employment work permit
in places like a factory or industrial site
during school hours
before 7am or after 7pm
for more than one hour before school
for more than 4 hours without taking a break of at least one hour
in any work that may be harmful to their health, wellbeing or education
without having a 2-week break from any work during the school holidays in each calendar year

During term time, children can only work a maximum of 12 hours a week.

This includes:

a maximum of 2 hours on school days and Sundays
a maximum of 5 hours on Saturdays for 14-year-olds, or 8 hours for 15 and 16-year-olds

During school holidays, 14-year-olds are only allowed to work a maximum of 25 hours a week. This includes:

During school holidays, 15 and 16-year-olds can only work a maximum of 35 hours a week.

This includes:

Contact the Child Employment Team

Email:
child.employment@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

Phone:
020 8921 8510

Visit us:

Address

United Kingdom