Where can adolescents (ages 12 to 14) work?
• Delivery person for flyers, newspapers and handbills • Delivery person for small goods and merchandise for a retail store • Clerk or messenger in an office • Clerk in a retail store • Certain jobs in the restaurant and food services industry (there are specific restrictions for these jobs) What about jobs not on the approved list? If a proposed job is not on the approved list the adolescent must have a permit before they can begin work. The employer, employee and the employees parent or guardian may jointly apply for a permit from Employment Standards. The employer must obtain the parent or guardians written consent to the employment before the adolescent may begin work. The employer must make sure the employment is not, or is not likely to be, harmful to the life, health, education or welfare of the adolescent. Are there restrictions on when adolescents can work? Adolescents may not work: • More than two hours on a school day • More than eight hours on a non-school day • Between 9:0
