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Indicator 3.3.10
by Contact on 8 October 2026
Requirement
The UoC shall not allow overtime hours for employees under the age of 18.
How Do I Interpret This Requirement?
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Any hours over and above the standard contracted hours are considered overtime. For example, an employee could be contracted to a standard four hour week and if they were to work the fifth hour, this would be deemed as overtime.
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Employees under the age of 18 are not allowed to work any hours over their standard contracted hours.
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Excessive working hours can have a detrimental physical and mental impact on all people, but particularly on children under the age of 18 who have not yet reached adulthood.
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Protecting children from excessive working hours is an important part of the prevention of child labour.
Evidence of Implementation
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age verification records
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working hours records
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payslips and pay records
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young employee contracts.
Auditors Should Confirm
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whether anyone under the age of 18 is employed at the UoC;
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that information in contracts, age verification records and payslips match;
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young employees’ description of their working hours.
