lfs job

[slamster17]

Do any of you know why you hav to be 16 to work at petstores im iin nj and i need a job and lfs would be perfect but im 9 months too young anyone know a way around it??

 

[cometcattle]

Can you still get a "work permit" from High School?

 

[slamster17]

yes i can but don't kno if the 16 limit is a state policy or its just a rule the store made.

 

[dcraveiro]

I volunteer (for discounts ) at a fish store (i'm 15) and they tell me that I can't legally work there for pay and all that until I'm 16 too. They have told me that they have that policy because of their insurance. A "work minor" getting hurt on the job can be a BIG complication for them. Ask them why though, I'm sure they'll be glad to tell you.

Good luck!

 

[rollntider]

Most insurances wont cover workers under the age of 16 ....

 

[kell]

If u work under the restricted age its child labour or something and its illeagle for the shop owner to hire you.

 

[Auratus]

A lot of places wont hire you because you work around chemicals and fish that can potentially bite and hurt you. It's weird laws and stuff.

When I worked at the petstore I had to sign all these wavers about being bit by reptiles and getting a finger taken off by a macaw

But they hired me at 14.

 

[slamster17]

don't the working papers i get at school make it all legal?maybe they will let me volunteer like dc does. have to call them again,.

 

[rollntider]

If u work under the restricted age its child labour or something and its illeagle for the shop owner to hire you.

in the states a child from the age of 14 to 16 can get a work permit if their parent and school agree to it. and it cant be for more than a certain number of hours and has to leave by 10 pm at the latest.