Youth protection up to 18 Years old
You would like to hire a young person, however, you do not know if they are allowed to carry out the work or in which work periods you can employ the trainees.
Permitted work and working hours for young employees
You would like to employ young people ("young people" refers to all employees up to their eighteenth birthday), or you want to hire young people under 15 years old to be involved in cultural, artistic or sporting events or in advertising, and you have questions regarding your obligation to notify.
We will advise you on
- dangerous activities that are permitted and not permitted for young people
- working hours that are permissible and subject to authorisation
- your obligation to notify the relevant body if you hire young people in cultural, artistic or sporting events or in advertising
Other important information on the protection of young employees
- Registration form for young employees (under 15 years old) (in German only)
- Youth employment protection - Information for young people up to 18 years of age (in German only)
- Labour Law
- Regulation 5 of the Labour Law (Regulation for the employment of young people)
- A Guide to Regulation 5 of the Labour Law
- Regulation on hazardous work for young people
- Regulation on the exceptions to the ban of night shifts and working on Sundays during basic vocational education
- SECO brochure on the protection of young people at work