Sunday, July 31, 2011

The Best Advice When Curious About Finding A Side Job While In School

By Jodi Kelly


You don't want your kids after school or weekend job to put them in any kind of danger, and this is why labor laws restrict the jobs they can do. There are also restrictions on how many hours they can work for.

As each of our states is self governing, the laws are different depending on what state you live in. A guidance counselor at any school will know the laws, or you can check onto the state's website.

For obvious reasons, the rules are very strict on school days. A maximum of 3 hours a day is allowed and they must finish by 7 pm. During the summer break etc, they can work 8 hours a day and finish later at 9 pm. A school week working allowance is 18 hours, while they can work 40 during holidays.

You will also need to check out if your state is one of the ones that requires the student to full out a document of employment before they can get a job, the school generally supplies the necessary paperwork. In some states, the employer must also submit detailing exactly what the student will be doing.

Although this part time job may just seem a way to make a bit of extra money, this is actually your first step on the road that you will be travelling for the rest of your working life. So make sure you make the right choice job wise.

Bear in mind that you are still a teenager and that brings with it more restrictions than just the state's. Anything involving driving or using machinery are no go areas.

A job won't just fall in your lap; you will have to look for it. Help an be found from both your parents and your school counselor doesn't have 'guidance' in their title for nothing. You can also pop into various shops and businesses and ask if they're taking on.

Best of luck in your search for employment and I wish you well in all future employs too.




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