Listen to the interview with Benjamin Wilkinson and do the task from exercise six.0:19
Well, Mr. Wilkinson, I know you've been looking into the problem of teenagers taking jobs.0:28
Is this a growing tendency in Britain?0:33
We all know that teenagers need money.0:37
The pocket money they get from their parents isn't enough to pay for mobile phone calls, the new CDs they want to have and going out with their friends in the evenings.0:40
A lot of teens prefer not to ask their parents for more money.0:52
Instead of that, they get part time jobs.0:56
That's what about a million school children in the UK do.1:00
And what jobs do they usually get?1:04
Research shows that the most popular jobs for teenagers are babysitting and delivering newspapers to people's houses in the mornings and evenings.1:07
Other jobs that young people do include working in shops, hotels and coffee shops, dog walking or cleaning.1:17
But aren't young people who work underpaid?1:26
In the uk, there is a minimum wage.1:30
Grown up people must be paid at least €4.20, €6 an hour.1:33
Is there a minimum wage for people under 18?1:40
Quite a large number of teenagers get £2 an hour or less.1:46
A 15 year old paper boy, Edward Biggs, thought this was wrong.1:51
He took his employers to court, but the judges decided he was too young to be paid the minimum wage.1:56
But should young people be working at all?2:04
That's a very good question.2:07
You see, most teenagers are already very busy.2:10
Schools give them a lot of homework and many have important exams to prepare for.2:15
Besides, it is important for teenagers to have time for a social life and to do their hobbies.2:21
Having a job can make young people too tired to do their school work.2:29
Although there are laws about how much work young people are allowed to do 1 in 10 schoolchildren classes so they can go to work.2:34
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