EMPLOYER'S NOTIFICATION FORM

EMPLOYER'S NOTIFICATION FORM

Employment of School Children Bye-Laws
NO CHILD UNDER 13 YEARS MAY BE EMPLOYED

THIS FORM SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THE EMPLOYER, SIGNED BY THE PARENT/CARER AND RETURNED TO

Norfolk Pupil Attendance Service

Child Employment Team

Northern Education Services Centre

Market Street

NORTH WALSHAM

NR28 9BZ

Tel: [01692] 402894

These notes are for guidance only, and must not be construed as part of the

Bye-Laws

Employment Notes

A "child" means any person who is not over compulsory school age.

All children must be registered for employment within one week of starting work.

All children who carry out any kind of work or assist in a trade or occupation which is carried on for profit are considered to be employed even if they receive no payment for that assistance.

The Health & Safety (Young Persons) Regulations 1997 require employers to carry out an appropriate risk assessment, before a young person starts work and inform their parents of the outcome and measures introduced to minimise any risk. For more information on Risk Assessments contact your local Environmental Health Services or the Health & Safety Executive.

No child under 13 years of age may be employed.

A child aged 13 may not be employed except in light work in categories specified by the Byelaws.

A child aged 14 or over may only be employed in light work.

"light work" means work which, on account of the inherent nature of the tasks which it involves and the particular conditions under which those tasks are performed is not likely to be harmful to the safety, health or development of children or to their attendance at school.

No child can be employed before 7.00 am or after 7.00 pm on any day

SCHOOL DAYS No child shall be employed on school days for more than two hours a day and such employment shall be limited to either

one hour between 7.00 am and the start of school and one hour between end of school and 7.00 pm

two hours between the end of school and 7.00 pm.

On non-school days (Saturdays and school holidays) children aged 13 or 14 years of age may work a maximum of five hours a day and twenty five hours a week. Children aged 15 or 16 years of age may work a maximum of eight hours a day and thirty five hours a week

Employment on Sundays is limited to two hours between 7.00 am - 7.00 pm.

Employer's Responsibility

(a) Within one week of employing a child the employer must send to the local authority written notification in a form prescribed by the authority, stating; the employer's name and address, the name, address and date of birth of the child, the hours and days on which the child is to be employed, the occupation and details of the tasks involved and the place at which it is proposed to employ the child. Details of the school at which the child is a registered pupil. A statement to the effect that a risk assessment has been carried out. A statement of the child's fitness to work and of approval for the child to be employed, completed and signed by the child's parent.

(b) No child shall be employed for more than four hours in any day without a rest break of one hour and each child must have at least two consecutive weeks without employment in each year

THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION MAY WITHDRAW OR AMEND A PERMIT AT ANY TIME.
EMPLOYERS ARE ADVISED TO ENSURE THAT ALL CHILD EMPLOYEES ARE COVERED BY THEIR INSURANCE POLICY

NORFOLK EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

EMPLOYERS NOTIFICATION FORM

EMPLOYMENT OF SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN BYE-LAWS

Application to Norfolk County Council for the issue of an Employment Permit for the undermentioned child.

TO BE COMPLETED BY THE EMPLOYER IN BLOCK CAPITALS AND SIGNED BY THE EMPLOYER AND THE PARENT/CARER

Company Name

Address

Postcode

Tel.No.

Employer’s Trade

Employers Surname

Employers Forename

Title

Mrs

Miss

Other

Child’s Surname	Child’s Forename
Address
Postcode	Tel. No.
School attending		DoB

Nature of proposed Employment (please describe the main tasks)

Place of proposed Employment

I confirm that an appropriate Risk Assessment has been carried out under the requirements of the Health & Safety (Young Persons) Regulations 1997 and the young person's parents informed of the findings and the control measures introduced to reduce any risk.

Days and times of employment. Please state exact times.

Term time

MON

TUES

WEDS

THURS

FRI

SAT

SUN

Days and times of employment. Please state exact times.

School

Holidays

MON

TUES

WEDS

THURS

FRI

SAT

SUN

Employer’s

Signature

Date

TO BE COMPLETED BY PARENT

Has your son/daughter had an Employment Permit before? (please tick)	Yes		No
If yes does he/she still carry out the work stated in that Employment Permit (please tick)	Yes		No

I consent to the employment referred to overleaf and certify that the above particulars are correct.

I confirm that my child is in good health and able to carry out the employment as described without detriment.

I confirm that the employer has provided me with information about the findings of the risk assessment he/she has undertaken and the control measures introduced to reduce any risk assessed.

I understand that this application for my child to be issued with an Employment Permit must be made by his/her employer within one week of starting the employment

Signature			Tel No
Please Print your Name in Block Capitals			Date

On completion Employers should return this form to the Child Employment Team in North Walsham

TO BE COMPLETED BY THE CHILD EMPLOYMENT TEAM

News delivery		Hotel / catering / waiting table / washing up
Shop-work / sales assistant		Packing / labelling
Cleaning		Horticultural / agricultural / gardening
Shelf stacking / till work		Office work
Caring for people		Animal care
Uncategorised, please descibe the main task which must state the following The "child is permitted to

Signature

Date