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Jo Nockels ACCA MAAT - TaxAssist AccountantsJo Nockels is the Training and Communications Manager for TaxAssist Accountants who has been a practicing accountant and is a member of ACCA and AAT.

Jo is part of the team of experts that supports 200 TaxAssist Accountants offices across the UK. TaxAssist Accountants was set up 16 years ago to help small business owners and self employed individuals with their accounts and tax returns. We currently service over 39,000 small businesses and are the largest network of accountants in the UK.

Jo currently contributes to Startups.co.uk, Unbiased.co.uk, Inspiresme and The Huffington Post.

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Sep292009

Taking on School Leavers

DateTuesday, September 29, 2009 at 12:00AM

Q: I want to take on a school leaver but I’ve been told there are restrictions on when I can employ them and when they can work. Is that right?

Sarah, Sheffield


A: You may employ a school leaver on a full time basis after they reach their statutory school leaving date (the last Friday in June). This includes young people who turn 16 in July or August.

A young worker is someone who is above the minimum school leaving age and under 18 years old. Young workers are subject to stricter regulations, so they cannot exceed 40 hours a week, work more than 8 hours per day, receive a rest period of 12 hours between each working day and they must have a minimum two days complete rest per week.

In most industries young workers cannot work between 10.00pm and 6.00am, but the rules for night work are complicated so do seek professional advice.

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