21Condition 2—hours of work

21 Condition 2—hours of work

(1) A child may be employed—

(a) for a maximum of 3 hours per day and 12 hours per week at any time during school term; and

(b) for a maximum of 6 hours per day and 30 hours per week at any time outside school term.

A child must not be employed during school hours—see section 11.

(2) The hours in subsection (1)(b) are inclusive of rest breaks.

(3) A child must not be employed to perform work on any day—

(a) earlier than 6 a.m. or sunrise (whichever is later) or later than 6 p.m. or sunset (whichever is earlier) if the child is employed in street trading;

(b) earlier than 6 a.m. or later than 9 p.m. in any other case.

This section does not apply to the employment of a child in a family business or in entertainment—see sections 25(a) and 28(1)(a).

S. 21(4) inserted by No. 27/2022 s. 21.

(4) This section does not apply to a child who is exempted from enrolment at school, attendance at school, or both enrolment and attendance at school, in accordance with section 2.1.5 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006.