About this episode

The episode discusses the appropriate age for teenagers to start working, featuring insights from experts in the field.

Did you have a summer job? Do your children currently have one? When is too young to start working or should teenagers just be given the summer off? Saoirse Hanley of the Irish independent recently did a deep dive into the area - she joins Bobby to discuss as does Sinead English a career management specialist from ‘HILT'.

People in this episode

Host: Bobby

Guests: Saoirse Hanley, Sinead English

Topics covered

• teen employment
• summer jobs
• career management
• youth work
• work-life balance

Keywords

• teen jobs
• summer employment
• career advice
• youth work
• work ethics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Irish independent, HILT

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