youngert brother wants a job

the lil man

my younger brother who is 14 is always asking me for money but really i dont have that much myself. so a few days ago i told him to get a job but i was only messing and he keeps on asking me is there anywhere he can work on sundays or anything. does anyone know how i could help him??
thanks for looking
i only want serious answers

Xiney

There are massive restrictions on working conditions for 14 year olds in Ireland.

With that in mind, maybe encourage him to do something like cut grass or do other simple landscaping work in the neighborhood, walk dogs, mind children (I know this is generally seen as a "girl's job" but if a family has only boys they may prefer to have a boy mind them since they can play sports together and stuff that way, kind of an older brother type of role), perhaps tutor younger kids if he does well in school himself.

Ellechim

he could go around your area offering to wash cars, wash windows, cut grass, etc

he is too young to get a proper 'job' per say and also I would say too young to baby sit (having two children there is no way I'd let a 14 yo mind them).

Xiney

Really?

I babysat from when I was 11.

tombull82

Xiney wrote: »

Really?

I babysat from when I was 11.

Times are different nowadays,
I don't know any respectful parent that would allow an 11yo to babysit.

dh0661

tombull82 wrote: »

Times are different nowadays,
I don't know any respectful parent that would allow an 11yo to babysit.

That comment makes me feel really really old (28), how about you Xiney

Xiney

dh0661 wrote: »

That comment makes me feel really really old (28), how about you Xiney

Yeah....

I'm only 23 though!

segaBOY

Xiney wrote: »

Yeah....

I'm only 23 though!

It's ok, we all grow old sometime

x in the city

segaBOY wrote: »

It's ok, we all grow old sometime

Babysittin at 11 was in the different era before pedos and abusers came into our world

Id say to get a baby sitting job now would need as much references as it would to be secretary to obama

BOBOLO

if anyone in your family does construction (maybe self employed) he could ask to tag along and sweep, make tea....i did it for a few weeks. when i was younger. im 18 now and there isnt a job out there. so there is absolutey no chance of a 14 year old gettin a "Propper official paid job" in this bleeedin recession

maybe try a small supermarket that will pay him in hand to lift boxes or sumthing

the_syco

If he gets a job anywhere he'll be seen as having no rights by the employers. Any employers that know employment law won't hire him. Myself, I was paid £2 an hour when I was 16; there was no law at how much you got if you were under 18 at the time.

Mr. Incognito

There are loads of cash in hand jobs for a young fella.

I worked in the local golf club as a caddy, worked in the funfair and worked with an uncle on a building site moving blocks before I ever turned 16.

Ask around- you'll find something.

Mrs OBumble

tombull82 wrote: »

Times are different nowadays,
I don't know any respectful parent that would allow an 11yo to babysit.

Apparently there's no law about the age from which you can baby-sit (or leave children alone) in Ireland.

But if something goes wrong, and the parent has left their kids with someone "inappropriate" (eg young), then the parent can be charged with neglect (that's not the right name for it, some crime though).

Where I come from, it's illegal to leave kids alone until they're 14, or to have them baby-sat by someone who's under 14. However it's perfectly legal to buy them a six-pack and send them down to the mall to hang out by themselves. Go figure.

the lil man

alright thanks for all suggestions

the lil man

im not sure if this makes a difference but he is 15 now so would he be able to get a part time job

the lil man

i mean like a sunday job

Ibrahimovic91

no sorry

the lil man

how do you get paper rounds

timmywex

Paper rounds are done early in the morning and are delivered via vans mostly now anyway.

He couldnt work in the mornings anyway (legal restrictions)

And plus, with so many people looking for jobs, an employer would just hire a 17/18 year old, or older again, where theres less hassle with working hours/times off

the lil man

timmywex wrote: »

Paper rounds are done early in the morning and are delivered via vans mostly now anyway.

He couldnt work in the mornings anyway (legal restrictions)

And plus, with so many people looking for jobs, an employer would just hire a 17/18 year old, or older again, where theres less hassle with working hours/times off

alright it seems impossible for him to get a job. could he work in a barbers or some small shop sweepin up or sumthin

gline

its probably going to be very hard/impossible to get a job in an "establishment" due to legal/insurence reasons, not many places want a child around. Around where I used to live kids cut grass/washed cars/did grocery shopping for old people etc, anything to get a few £. Or if you knew someone that had a business, ask do they need leaflets delivered.

the lil man

ye he doesn't want any of the cutting grass or washing cars or any of that stuff .. guess he will have to wait for another year ha

pmg58

BOBOLO wrote: »

if anyone in your family does construction (maybe self employed) he could ask to tag along and sweep, make tea....i did it for a few weeks. when i was younger.

Can't be on a building site without a safe pass, need to be 16 to get one I think.