B R I T A I N

Mobile phone cards Many teenagers in Britain buy mobile phone cards which allows them to pre-pay for calls. They are the size of a credit card and contain a code that you tpe into your phone. You can buy different value mobile phone cards of £5,£10,£20, etc.....

Teenagers and part-time jobs Between the ages of 13 and 16, children in the UK are allowed to do paid work for a maximum of 2 hours per school day. They are not allowed to do paid work for a maximum of 2 hours per school day. They are not allowed to start work before 7 am or finish after 7 pm. Paper rounds are a popular job with younger teenagers. They deliver newspapers to houses in the early morning or evening and are paid by a local newsagent. Working in a shop or cafe is popular with older teenagers and babysitting is also popular, particularly with girls, who take care of someone’s baby or child while the parents are out (usually in the evening).

Natasa Babic, prof. Medicinska skola, Banja Luka