Children in Employment

Protecting children in employment

Local authorities are committed to ensuring that children involved in part-time work are given every opportunity to achieve their full potential. One Children in Employment supports this aim by enabling Child Employment Officers to track and monitor working children and their employers quickly and easily. It helps ensure legislation designed to protect children in employment is being upheld and children arrive at school fit for lessons.

Protecting children in employment Authorities are obliged to track and monitor children in employment to meet the requirements of the Children and Young Persons Act 1963, which is designed to protect the welfare of children and young people in work. A complete and historical record of a child’s employment can be instantly viewed by authority staff so that employers can be monitored to ensure they are not contravening current legislation. The system automatically tracks a child’s working hours as they are entered onto the system to ensure they are within statutory guidelines.

Closely monitor the impact of employment on children

One Children in Employment enables authority staff to access up-to-date information on a child’s school attendance and assessment results from One. This data helps them monitor the effects of a child’s employment on their school life to ensure they are attending school regularly and the work they are engaged in is not having a negative impact on their academic achievement.

Simple administration in the management of working children

Many of the administrative tasks associated with tracking and providing support for working children are made simpler for authority staff. Existing pupil information, such as current contact details, can be drawn direct from One, ensuring time spent on keying in data is reduced and the risk of errors minimised. The system automatically generates work permits at the touch of a button, which include an up-to-date photograph of the child, helping ensure they can be identified easily

(click here for more information on Child Employment Functionality Sheet)