Child Employment Regulation 2016

A school-aged or young child may not work if—

for a child who started work before 8a.m. on a day—the child has not been given at least 1 hour rest at the end of the fifth hour; or

for a child who started work between 8a.m. and 10a.m. on a day—the child has not been given at least 1 hour rest starting before 1p.m. on the day; or

for a child under 13 years who has worked for 50 minutes—the child has not been given at least 10 minutes rest, unless the child is starting a rest period under paragraph (a) or (b); or

the child has already worked for the same employer for a period of time that ended within the previous 12 hours; or

if it is a school day and the child is required to attend school for at least 3 hours—the child has already worked for 4 hours on the day; or

if, in the previous 7 days, the total of the following is more than 40 hours—

the hours the child has worked for any employer;

the hours the child is required to attend school, including the hours (if any) the child is required to participate in an external program under the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006.

Also, if a child has worked for an employer for a period of time on a particular day, the child may not work again for the employer on the day unless—

the child left work to attend school; and

the child works for the employer for only 1 further period of time on the day.