Schools and learning

Applying for a work permit

Parents/carers and prospective employers must both ensure that an application form is completed for every new employment the child undertakes and returned to the local Education Welfare Team.

The application form for a work permit can be ordered online by clicking on the request a publication from Children, Schools and Families link to the right and selecting the Employing school aged children leaflet option.

This form will also be availible from the prospective employer.

A Work Permit will be issued and sent to the employer by the county council once the application has been approved. The employer must give the work permit to the child. The child may be asked to show the work permit at any time during the employment.

If the proposed employment is outside Hertfordshire, an application form must be obtained from the Local Education Authority where the child will be working and returned to that authority for approval.