Protection of Working Youth Act. País/Territorio Alemania Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 1976 (2021) Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia General Palabra clave Infracciones/sanciones Cumplimiento/aplicación Área geográphica Alpes, Europa, Europa y Central Asia, Países de la Unión Europea, Mar del Norte, Atlántico Nordeste, Europa Occidental Entry into force notes This Act comes into force on 1 May 1976. Resumen The Protection of Working Youth Act regards the employment of children and youth (children being anyone under the age of 15 and youth being older than 15 but under 18). There is a general prohibition to employ children (§5). There are exceptions inter alia for children that do not need to attend school full time. Their employment should be limited to max 35 hours per week and no more than 7 hours a day (§7). Youth are not allowed to be employed for more than 40 hours per week and no more than 8 hours a day (§8). Dangerous work may not be completed by the youth (§22). This Act consists of 72 Articles divided into 6 sections as follow: General provision (1); Occupation of children (2); Occupation of young people (3); Implementation of the Act (4); Penal provision (5); Final provision (6). Texto completo Alemán Página web www.gesetze-im-internet.de