Max working hours for a 16 year old in full time education

michaels

There seem to be different rules on different websites possibly linked to school leaving age / actual age.
My DD1 is 16, 17 in July and studying a levels 'full time'.  My reading is that in term time she can't do more than 12 hours per week, 2 hours on a week night or Sunday and 8 hour son a Saturday.  She thinks the limit is 40 hours, her employer also seems unconcerned.

Can anyone clarify what the limit is now, whether it will change at the end of June when she reaches 'school leaving age' or later in July on her birthday or if the in education limit lasts until she finishes her A levels.

Thanks

theoretica

I think she reached school leaving age a year ago - 'the last Friday in June if you’ll be 16 by the end of the summer holidays.' https://www.gov.uk/know-when-you-can-leave-school

michaels

Thank you, makes sense
So does that mean she can now work up to 35/40 hours on top of full time education?

Any employers here who know? 

Nick212010

I don’t think there is a law limiting hours for someone who is a college student. School leavers are not in compulsory education, and are free to do what they wish with their lives whether it be further education, work, apprenticeship or additional training of some capacity.

Your daughter’s employer has a need for part time staff who he can pay presumably low wages to during sociable hours such as evenings and weekends, otherwise he wouldn’t have employed her knowing she was in full time education. If said employer is forcing her to work too many hours that is impacting her studies, she has the option to leave. Your daughter had no right to hold a job that negatively impacts the business.

unforeseen

https://www.acas.org.uk/young-workers-apprentices-and-work-experience

danjackson2021

michaels said:

Thank you, makes sense
So does that mean she can now work up to 35/40 hours on top of full time education?

Any employers here who know? 

But how much per hour?

unforeseen

danjackson2021 said:

michaels said:

Thank you, makes sense
So does that mean she can now work up to 35/40 hours on top of full time education?

Any employers here who know? 

But how much per hour?

https://www.acas.org.uk/national-minimum-wage-entitlement