Schools and learning

What is 'light work'?

The legal definition of 'light work' is work that involves tasks or particular conditions which are performed in a way that -

• are not likely to be harmful to the safety, health or development of children; and
• will not be harmful to:
• their attendance at school
• their participation in work experience
• their capacity to benefit from the instruction received or the experience gained.
• No child may be employed unless the employer has carried out a risk assessment for the job to be undertaken and parents or carer informed of those risks.
• No child may be employed in any work outdoors unless they are wearing suitable clothes and shoes.