Can I Pay A Teenager For Casual Jobs ?

[V8RX7]

I've too much to do around the garden, I don't want a gardener etc I just want someone to help out as and when, be it driving the mower / sweeper, moving logs etc

This is the stuff I'd do for my Dad and his friends when I was a teenager

Before I stick a post on Facebook, am I breaking any laws to pay someone cash on a casual basis and if they injure themselves do I need insurance etc ?

Thought I'd better ask after seeing the local chip shop vilified for asking for a "Potato Boy"

[V8RX7]

There won't be ladders / hedge cutters involved !

I have young daughters and local friends only have youngsters too.

I did wonder if I might be better asking for a retired person but I enjoyed learning about machines when I was young and I was thinking that I might set someone up for later life - as I also have many big boys toys (digger, dumper, excavator, chainsaws...) and riding around on a lawn tractor isn't exactly arduous.

I'll see if I can add some sort of cover to one of my policies.