Petition · past parliament

Change the legal age to get a Job to 15, eg stocking shelves in an supermarket

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

As a 15 year old, it is so hard to find and get a job. You go onto Student jobs, you have to be 16 when it says 'Jobs for 15 year olds'. To me, there is no difference between a 15 and a 16 year old working. 1 year difference is nothing but it is when you have to wait that long for an income!

Why it was rejected

The UK Government or Parliament was already taking the action it asked for.

From the age of 13 children can work part-time. You can find out about the rules relating to child employment here: https://www.gov.uk/child-employment

We could accept a petition calling for changes to the rules on child employment, but it would need to be clear what changes you want to be made to existing rules.

Timeline

1 Oct 2023 Petition opened for signatures
9 Oct 2023 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 9 Oct 2023

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.