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16-06-2022, 08:43 AM
PUBLISHED JUN 15, 2022, 10:38 AM SGT
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In Canada's francophone province of Quebec, there is no minimum age to work - only parental authorisation is required for those under 14 years old.
There is also no limit on the number of hours worked as long as it is not during school hours or at night for those who are under 16.
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In Les Gourmandes ...... Seven of the eight employees of the small business are under 18 years old.
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In Quebec, the latest unemployment rate is 3.9 per cent, while the country wide figure is 5.1 per cent. The lack of workers in almost every sector has forced businesses to be creative to meet their needs. For some, that has meant hiring teenagers, and in some cases, pre-teens.
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statistics show that half of Quebecers aged 15 to 19 have jobs.
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with the labour shortage, the type of jobs are changing. Today, teenagers are no longer content with babysitting, delivering newspapers or picking fruit on a farm.
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Elsewhere in Canada, minors are also allowed to work
https://www.straitstimes.com/business/ec...r-shortage
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In Canada's francophone province of Quebec, there is no minimum age to work - only parental authorisation is required for those under 14 years old.
There is also no limit on the number of hours worked as long as it is not during school hours or at night for those who are under 16.
......
In Les Gourmandes ...... Seven of the eight employees of the small business are under 18 years old.
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In Quebec, the latest unemployment rate is 3.9 per cent, while the country wide figure is 5.1 per cent. The lack of workers in almost every sector has forced businesses to be creative to meet their needs. For some, that has meant hiring teenagers, and in some cases, pre-teens.
......
statistics show that half of Quebecers aged 15 to 19 have jobs.
......
with the labour shortage, the type of jobs are changing. Today, teenagers are no longer content with babysitting, delivering newspapers or picking fruit on a farm.
......
Elsewhere in Canada, minors are also allowed to work
https://www.straitstimes.com/business/ec...r-shortage
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