# Event Details - **Event Name**: Does paid work help or harm 13–15 year olds? - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 19 Sep, 2026 at 03:00 pm – Sat, 19 Sep, 2026 at 06:30 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: Exploring how safe, age-appropriate paid work can create better opportunities for young people while protecting their wellbeing.About this EventDoes paid work help or harm 13–15 year olds? (In-person event)Join us on Saturday 19 September 2026 in Brixton House for an afternoon of discussion exploring one of the UK's most overlooked questions: what role, if any, should paid work play in the lives of 13–15-year-olds?The symposium marks the launch of Second Corner, an initiative by Empath CIC created through research with young people, parents, schools, youth organisations and employers. Its aim is to create safe, legal and vetted paid work opportunities that complement education and support young people to develop confidence, responsibility and real-world skills.The afternoon will bring together young people, parents, teachers, youth workers, employers, housing associations, lawyers, researchers and policymakers to explore the opportunities, risks and safeguards around paid work for this age group.What to expectThree panel discussions featuring speakers from education, youth work, employment, safeguarding, business and public policy.Young people sharing their experiences, aspirations and views on work.Conversations about child employment law, safeguarding and good practice.Discussion on how responsible early work opportunities could improve young people's long-term outcomes while protecting their wellbeing.An opportunity to contribute ideas that will help shape the future of Second Corner.Who should attend?Parents, young people, teachers, youth workers, employers, housing associations, local authorities, charities, researchers, policymakers, and anyone interested in creating better pathways from education into employment for young people.Main website: https://secondcorner.co.uk/symposiumAgenda🕑: 03:00 PM - 03:15 PMArrivals, coffee, press check-in🕑: 03:15 PM - 03:20 PMWelcome & framingInfo: A short opening frame from the founders. Why teen work, why now: the Milburn review put NEETs — over a million 16–24 year olds out of work and education, costing the UK an estimated £125bn a year — at the centre of national debate. We argue that 13–15 is where the entry-level ladder actually begins, and where the country has stopped building rungs.🕑: 03:20 PM - 04:00 PMPanel 1 — Youth voiceInfo: We start with young people. What they're already doing for money, what they wish existed, and what 'safe paid work' should actually look like from their side. This panel is composed by young people 13 - 15 year olds🕑: 04:00 PM - 04:30 PMPanel 2 — Risks, rules, safeguardingInfo: The current legal framework for under-16 work, the risk taxonomy and what good safeguarding actually looks like in practice. Panel is composed by: Youth worker · Employment officer · Behaviour specialist · Youth club & Parents🕑: 04:30 PM - 04:50 PMBreak🕑: 04:50 PM - 05:30 PMPanel 3 — How do we create safe pathways into employmentInfo: This panel brings together organisations that can influence real change, exploring how employers, housing associations, schools, local authorities and community organisations can work together to create meaningful opportunities before young people reach the age of 16.🕑: 05:30 PM - 06:00 PMClose, charter read-back — official launch of Second Corner🕑: 06:00 PM - 06:30 PMPress & drinks - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/london/does-paid-work-help-or-harm-13-15-year-olds/100001995916476911 - **Event Categories**: nonprofit, charities, business - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes - Location: Brixton House - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: London - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Brixton House - **lat**: 51.46188979999999 - **long**: -0.1108995 - **full address**: Brixton House, 385 Coldharbour Lane, London, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Does paid work help or harm 13–15 year olds? - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/2b209a50f848832e3804f71ce123bf3431c818c18c097453824a66dd54868bf3-rimg-w1200-h598-dc183838-gmir.jpg?v=1787081103 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Does paid work help or harm 13-15 year olds? being held? - **A:** Does paid work help or harm 13-15 year olds? takes place on Sat, 19 Sep, 2026 at 03:00 pm to Sat, 19 Sep, 2026 at 06:30 pm at Brixton House, 385 Coldharbour Lane, London, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Does paid work help or harm 13-15 year olds?? - **A:** Does paid work help or harm 13-15 year olds? is organized by Second Corner | Empath CIC. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Does paid work help or harm 13-15 year olds? is ideal for professionals, entrepreneurs, startup founders, and networking enthusiasts eager to grow their connections. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in London, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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We are not an employer and not a labour agency — we work as an intermediary between young people, vetted workplaces and the adults already supporting them.https://empath.org.uk/https://secondcorner.co.uk/We reach out to and vet every workplace before a young person sets foot in it — checking safeguarding, insurance, supervision and the legal limits for their age.We safely monitor work while it takes place, with weekly check-ins with the young person, the workplace and the guardian.We provide task-specific training before each placement, delivered either by Empath or by the workplace, so the young person is set up to do the work safely.Every young person has a named mentor. If they came through a partner — a boxing gym, youth org or mentorship charity — that mentor stays with them. If they came on their own, an Empath mentor is assigned." } ] } ] ```