Legal working age
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The legal working age is the minimum age required by law for a person to work, in each country or jurisdiction. Usually, the working age ranges from 14 to 16.
Some types of labor are commonly prohibited even for those above the working age, if they have not reached yet the age of majority. Activities that are dangerous, harmful to the health or that may affect the morals of minors fall into this category.
In most countries, the work of children in the entertainment and fashion industries is allowed without age restrictions. For US, every state has a different working age.
[edit] Working age by country
- Canada - 12 to 87 (varies between provinces).
- United States
- Florida - 14
- California - 16
- New Jersey - 12 - 18, depending on job.[1]
- Arizona - 15
- Australia
- The minimum age is usually 14 years, 9 months, however some families and employers would rather wait until someone is 15 before they are allowed to work. (This varies slightly between states)
- UK
- 13 - Part time work
- 16 - Full time (if left school)
- 18 - Night Work
