how old would i need to be??? help??

[luke123]

hey everyone!! i was wondering how old i would have to be to work in a rep shop??? whats the minimum age?? im 12 and really want to work in a rep shop when im a bit older so please could someone tell me??

thanks,

luke.

[Meko]

Pretty much the same as working in any other shop i presume although older if you were to work closely with DWA.

I think you'd need to be 14 to work part time and the hours you can work are limited. you'd have to be 16 to be able to work full time.

[luke123]

so at 14 how many hours could i work?

[Meko]

here you go

Children and young people under school leaving age (England and Wales only)



There are strict limits to the hours children and young people under school leaving age (see under heading General rules on employment) are allowed to work. You must not work:-

• during school hours on any school day
• for more than two hours on any school day or for more than 12 hours in any week in which you are required to go to school
• for more than two hours on a Sunday
• for more than eight hours (five hours if you are under 15) on any day which is not a school day or a Sunday
• before 7am or after 7pm
• for more than 35 hours (25 if you are under the age of 15) in any week in which you are not required to go to school
• for more than four hours in any day without a break of one hour
• at any time, if during the 12 months beginning 1 January, working means that you have not had two uninterrupted weeks of holiday from school.

taken from: Young people and employment

[luke123]

cool thanks isnt it diff in selling things or would i just be there to look after the animals??

[jackyboy]

do yuh have the one for scotland

[Meko]

here you go

Young people and employment

[DeanThorpe]

its just for working full stop, no difference whether your retailing or painting walls or whatever is irrelevant.

Its a stupid f'n law though..no more than 2 hours on a sunday..how blummin stupid.

[Reptilover]

Id love to work in a pet shop, and thanx guys for the info, it helped

[gtm]

Originally Posted by luke123

hey everyone!! i was wondering how old i would have to be to work in a rep shop??? whats the minimum age?? im 12 and really want to work in a rep shop when im a bit older so please could someone tell me??

thanks,

luke.

Hi Luke,

You should think long term if you want a really interesting job with reptiles. Think about becoming a vet, zoologist working as zoo keeper or doing something in the commercial pet trade. At your age you have a lot of options open to you.