How old do you have to be to get a saturday job?

Question

i am turning 15 on the 7th of september and i wondered if i would be able to get a saturday or holiday job then, i was thinking of a job in a clothes shop or a cafe or restaurant as a waitress.

Answer 1

How can you be 16 with experience if the minimum age is 16?

If you ask around, even if you are too young, many places will take your details so that they can contact you when they have a vacancy you might be interested in.

Answer 2

i think it's 16 or 17

Answer 3

it depends were you want to work if you want to work at a local amusment arcade/laser quest or local pet store you have to 14+ if you want to work at a pawn shop or retail store etc you have to 15/16  

Answer 4

14 every state of the union but many companies say 16 or even 18 :(

Answer 5

in the UK usually 16 because employer's see you as less of a risk when your 16. Also i was very naive when i was job hunting. I'm now 16 and have been for 8 months and finally got a job after 6 months of being messed around by various major retail chains. I have pretty good GCSE's (C's and B's) and still found it incredibly difficult to find any employer that would trust that i'm mature enough to work.

I would try hair salons and cafe's because retail will just mess you about and treat you badly!

Good Luck

Lou---x

Answer 6

16

Answer 7

18

Answer 8

For most places it's 16.

But if it's an independant little restaurant or newsagent or something small, then you can probably get a job at 15.

Answer 9

for most places you have to be 16 and have experience

Answer 10

i think its 16

Answer 11

16 usually, but I started working in a shop when I was 15.

If you want a job now, I'd go to smaller businesses for work as bigger businesses won't be willing to bend the rules as much.

If you can't get a job, try working as an Avon Representative. They can put it under your mum's name so it seems like she's working and there won't be any legal thingy.