Summer Work for Teens

Summer work for teenagers is even not so much a source of finance, as a way of self-affirmation. Teenagers strive for independence, which parents can not always provide them. And the work, even if temporary, gives the teenager an opportunity to feel adult and independent.

Well, we must not forget that summer work brings additional income. Even if the parents give the child enoughpocket money, he is always pleased to realize that he has the means that he earned himself and can spend at his own discretion. Pocket money often makes a teenager dependent on parents, earned independently - give a sense of freedom.

Summer work for teenagers is useful and from the pedagogical point of view. Independence provides fora responsibility; while working, the child is responsible to the employer for the results of his work. So, summer work allows us to show ourselves to adults not only in words, but also in deeds. In addition, it can help a teenager learn how to spend money wisely: by making efforts to earn them, he will think about how to spend the money correctly.

Who can work as a teenager? Most often teenagers are hired for:

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  distribution of advertising leaflets and other promotional materials;


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  work as a promoter (conducting tastings, product presentations, etc.);


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  work in public catering establishments (assistant in the kitchen, dish washer, waiter);


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  work in the sphere of trade (consultation of buyers, control of the layout of goods);


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  work as a courier;


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  works on gardening and landscaping;


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  work as a cleaner.

This - just a part of the opportunities that are available to a teenager, who decided to find a part-time job during the summer holidays.

But parents need to be on the alert: employment of adolescents has its own characteristics, and if possible, you need to make sure that the child was employed by all the rules, and his work was completely legal. The laws governing the employment of adolescents are designed to protect minors from exploitation. Some unscrupulous employers do notaway to earn extra money from free child labor, and labor legislation is designed to protect teenagers from such employers. What rules and laws should the summer work for adolescents submit to?

A schoolboy has the right to get a job from the age of 14, when he received a passport of a Russian citizen. In addition to a passport for employment, he will need written permission of one of the parents to work (if the teenager is not yet sixteen) and medical certificate form. The certificate is issued free of charge in the clinic, and if the work requires also a medical book, the costs for its registration are reimbursed by the employer.

If these documents are available employment contract or work agreement. It must be concluded no later than three days after the adolescent has started to work. Employment by oral arrangement is highly undesirable - they can also "throw".

To a teenager do not have the right to establish a probationary period. It can be dismissed only at willor when the firm is liquidated. In other cases, the dismissal of a teenager requires the consent of two instances - the Commission for Minors and the State Labor Inspectorate.

For adolescents act norms of a working day: up to 16 years - no more than 5 hours a day and 24 hours a week, at 16-17 years - no more than 7 hours a day and 36 hours a week. If a teenager studies and works at the same time, the working day is halved.

Exist list of works prohibited for teenagers. Minors are forbidden to work inharmful and dangerous working conditions, landfills and underground work - in general, if there is a health risk. The work connected with driving of vehicles or sale of alcohol and cigarettes is forbidden. Teenagers can not work in nightclubs, casinos and gambling salons.

Summer work for teenagers is greatan opportunity to earn and a wonderful educational tool. But at the same time, working off on vacation is also a source of danger, so parents need to make sure that the work that their child wants to settle in is safe and legal.

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