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What are the rules relating to the employment of children?

Subject to local authority bylaws, the rules for the employment of children under school age are:

No child shall be employed under the age of 14 years of age
Only light work shall be done
The child shall not work before the close of school hours
Not before 7 o’clock in the morning (any day)
Not after 7 o’clock in the evening (any day)
Not for more than 2 hours on any school day
Not for more than 2 hours on a Sunday
Not for more than 8 hours (5 hours for under 15 year olds) on a non-school day or day other than Sunday
Not for more than 35 hours (25 hours for under 15 year olds) during school holidays
Not for more than 4 hours in any day without a rest break of 1 hour
Not without 2 consecutive weeks holiday per year to be taken during school holidays