What are the working limits for 14 to 18 year olds?
- An adolescent has completed their fourteenth year of age but not their eighteenth year s. 2, and cannot work in mines, with inflammable substances or explosives, or in hazardous processes s. 3A.
- A period of work cannot be more than three hours before a rest of at least one hour s. 7(2), spread over no more than six hours including rest s. 7(3).
- No work between 7 p.m. and 8 a.m., and no overtime s. 7(4)–(5). A whole day’s holiday every week s. 8.
Child and Adolescent Labour Act
This comes from the Child and Adolescent Labour Act, 1986, not the Labour Codes. Its official copy is a scan, and we checked the cited pages by eye: see the official copy.
Last checked 1 Nov 2026 · written from the official text · not reviewed by a lawyer. This explains the law in general and does not decide your case.