INTRODUCTION TO CHILD EMPLOYMENT
FOR EMPLOYERS
This module can be used with sound. Please grab some headphones if you would like to use it.
Introduction
Welcome to the Wage Inspectorate Victoria’s child employment module.
This short course outlines an employer's responsibilities when employing children under the age of 15, as required by the Child Employment Act 2003 (the Act).
Victoria’s child employment laws protect children from doing work that can harm their health, wellbeing or development. The Act applies to the employment of children under the age of 15 and requires businesses hiring children to hold a child employment licence.
text
What does the Wage Inspectorate do?
At the Wage Inspectorate we:
- determine applications for a licence to employ children
- support employers to comply with the Child Employment Act 2003, Child Safe Standards and other workplace laws
- respond to reports of alleged non-compliance
- monitor and enforce compliance with the laws.
