1. National Child Employment Week 2011
Wendy Smith &

2. Paperboy faces losing his job
Because he starts his shift 15 minutes early!

3. This is Sam Green-Jeffries
Come rain or shine, hard working teenager Sam diligently dragged himself out of bed to start his paper round at 6.45 every morning.
So it was a shock to Sam when he found out that after two years devotion to duty he was breaking a bizarre law banning children from working before 7am.
Sam’s employer was threatened with court action because Sam was starting work 15 minutes early.

4. Sam says
“It’s practically impossible for me to get home and then get to school on time.”
“I just can’t give it up though. I really enjoy it. I wanted to start when I was 12 and had to wait another year because of the law.”

5. Sam is paid £25 a week for his round.
He takes half an hour to complete his 1.5 mile round.
Sam works 7 days a week.

6. Sam’s Mum says
“you always hear about teenagers being lazy and causing trouble, yet this is a boy who wants to work hard and now he’s being told he can’t.”

7. This is Ryan Pettigrew
Ryan is 14. Ryan was very keen to do a paper round to gain independence and earn his own money. He went to work for a large Newspaper chain.
After Ryan had been working a few months his bike was being repaired so his Mum gave him a lift in the car. She was horrified to see how far away from home his round took him. The round took in several country lanes, one of which was narrow and wooded. Another had a very dangerous junction. Most of the round was narrow winding lanes. Ryan’s mum stopped him doing the round.
Ryan begged his mum to let him do another round and the shop gave him a round much closer to home. In June Ryan received a call whilst his mum was at work asking him to cover an extra round & his Dad agreed to him doing it. Ryan was sent out on the same road his mum had previously stopped him delivering on several months earlier.

8. He died in Hospital of multiple injuries the following day
Ryan was hit by a car
He died in Hospital of multiple injuries the following day

9. This is Ryan’s Mum

10. After Ryan’s death a police officer told Ryan’s mum
The road had a 60mph speed limit
There had been no risk assessment
Ryan had no work permit

11. Child Employment Law is there to protect YOU!

12. The Law Says You must be 13yrs. You can only work between 7am & 7pm.
You can only work a limited number of hours
Only “light work”
There must be a risk assessment.
You must have an Employment Card.

13. Please take a leaflet
If you are working or thinking about getting a job please pick up a leaflet which has ALL of the information you need.
Be Smart – Stay Safe!