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Lifeiswhatyoumakeit
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If you are under school-leaving age, you are not allowed to work:
Before 7am or after 7pm, or during school hours;
For more than two hours on a school weekday, or for more than 12 hours in any week in which you are required to go to school;
For more than eight hours on Saturdays and holidays (two hours on Sundays);
During school hours on any school day;
For more than 35 hours a week during the holidays. |
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collctor2
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If you have done checking and found that it is illegal for the boys at that age to work those hours then you should probably call the company and complain as it is breaking child labor laws in your area. Or call the child labor law department and see what they have to say about it. I cant imagine that your 2 boys are the only ones who are underage and working that shift. |
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jade p
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yes it is illegal but not on your son and his friends the agency is responsible-and compensation may be rewarded depending on the contract they signed-I hope this helps |
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jackie m
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UK you have to be 18 to do night shift, someone just told me that under 18 but over 16 you can do night shift if you get a letter from your parents. |
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m_c_m_a_n
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your son is just following orders at work.
This is a common situation and the company is betting on your son not knowing his rights or the law regarding minors. Therefore they took a chance thinking they would get away with it.
I don't know that there could be anything to come of it other than them being fined. You could sue them but I just don't see the point.
Lesson learned on both sides. |
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Lex
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It varies but you're real question is if there's a cash prize in all of this for you, right? No, there's not. The company will have covered themselves and, really, they didn't return because they knew it was wrong, right? Your payday will have to be elsewhere. |
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hellojello
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yes this is legal
the boss is just not considerate of their education
if they cared they wouldnt make them work grave yard shifts |
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Marty
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They are at no fault here themselves. Depending on what State you are in it varies. Here in New Mexico minors cannot work later than ten o'clock the employer can get into a lot of trouble if you have similar laws. |
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dude4∞
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I've managed employees in five states and the rules vary from state to state. So the specific answers that others have given are probably correct in the state they live in. I have never dealt with a state that allowed you to work overnights at that age WITHOUT parents permission. One state would allow it if they weren't in high school and they had parents persmission. If you put additional comments with where you live, you would probably get more specific help. Your son doesn't have anything to worry about but his employer may. However, if he just stopped showing up without talking to them he probably doesn't work there anymore anyway. |
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Lucy
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I don't know if Canadian laws on this are different, but I would think if they are in high school still that yes this would be illegal for them to work that shift.
OOps is Royal Mail the UK? or canada? |
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jmelee85
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It is illegal for a minor to work past 10pm I think that there are exceptions for school vacations. You can report claims to the Labor board and or to OSHA
The company is liable because they are the one that scheduled him, your son is at no fault. |
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its different from state to state |
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Kelly
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I think it may be different from state to state.
but my boyfriend who just turned 17 has done a night shift.(11pm to 7am).
so im not really sure... |
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Keith S
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your right it is illegal for them to work a night shift, and If I remember correctly a night shift falls into the category of working either a shift past midnight, or a shift starting before 4am. (I can't remember if those hours are 100% accurate but it's something close to that).
The agency that they work for should know this and should not have allowed them to work this shift, regardless if Royal mail have asked them.
There are several issues problems with them working a night shift, main one being they are not insured against accident should anything go wrong.
As regarding compensation, for what exactly? simply they are not allowed by law to work those hours, if they have already done so they should be paid in full for those hours worked, and not allowed to continue doing it. The money should be recovered from the person who pays them (which is the agency).
If this was the only job available through the agency then unfortunately it's just tough luck, they can't do it.
They have not done anything wrong and they cannot be held liable for anything! it's both RM fault and the agencies fault, the agency should have known this and not allowed it in the first place, but if it slipped through then RM should have picked up on it and sent them home.
either way make sure they get paid if they have done the work already! if they get awkward about it then threaten to sue them for breaking the law. |
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memechu
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This depends on which state you live in and weather or not they are enrolled in school. If your are over the age of 16 and not attending school, you are allowed to work up to 40 hours per week, any shift. If you are attending school and between the ages of 16-18, you are allowed to work a maximum of 20 hours per week, not conflicting any school schedule. |
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been_here_and_gone
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"Pedro Namo Slappywag. That's Petorian for; 'More Beer, you Slappywag'" |
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samiur
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we are worker of one reputed airline operating at night only. we use to work 5 days per week, with uncertain duty time. usually 40 hours. recently our boss enforced that we have to work 48 hours per week. now my questions are
what is the maximum permitted hours per week for only night shift as per ILO?
what is the maximum permitted hours per week for swing shift as per ILO?
after 48 hours of work can our boss enforce us payment overtime?
if he can what is the law of OT wage law. |
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