Indicator 3.3.7

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Indicator 3.3.7

by Contact on 8 October 2026

Requirement

The UoC shall ensure any young employees only conduct work where the following conditions are met: a) a risk assessment is conducted to determine that the work is non-hazardous; and b) the young employee receives appropriate training prior to work; and c) the young employee receives appropriate supervision; and d) parental/guardian consent is given; and a) work is for limited hours (see Indicators 3.3.9, 3.3.10, 3.3.15-3.3.18).

How Do I Interpret This Requirement?

  • The UoC:

    • understands whether a child is allowed to be classed as a young employee

    • understands the legal requirements for children to attend school in their country of operation

    • ensures that young employees do not engage in work that is hazardous

    • complies with the working hours limits set out in this criterion.

  • Children aged 15, 16 and 17 may be employed by the UoC as young employees, as long as:

    • the work is not hazardous

    • they are appropriately supervised and trained

    • they are above the age of mandatory schooling

    • they have parental/guardian consent to work

    • the national, regional, and/or local law permits children to work.

    • Children below the age of completion of mandatory schooling are not allowed to be employed as young employees but may be permitted to conduct light work. For example, if school is mandatory in a country until the age of 16, a 15-year-old child may not be employed as a young employee, but only employed for light work.

  • Children are prohibited not only from any work that has been deemed hazardous for adults, but also from work that may not be hazardous for adults but that may be for children, for example:

    • a job that requires long periods of isolation without human contact, which can cause mental harm such as stress, anxiety and depression to a child;

    • physical work carrying heavy loads, which can lead to physical injury and permanent damage to a body that is still developing.

Evidence of Implementation

  • risk assessment documents

  • training records

  • age verification records

  • job and activity descriptions

  • evidence of parental/guardian consent.

Auditors Should Confirm

  • the kinds of tasks that all employees are carrying out;

  • whether there are any children employed by the UoC;

  • whether there are any children living at the UoC with their families;

  • who provides supervision of young employees and how;

  • young employees’ description of their tasks and working hours.

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