We had some work done for our house and one of the employees let it slip (in front of the employer) that they were skipping (highschool) to come to work. What is the best approach?
We read the local laws and it said that employers should not have kids working during school hours unless they were doing alternate schooling.
I don't believe this kid is doing alternate school because the kid said "I can't work tomorrow because my teacher's coming to check in on me".
Do we ask the employer if they know they are employing a teenager who's skipping school? Do we leave a review? We didn't ask the kid their age so I will do that first if I see them again, not sure if there are other questions to ask.
Obviously we don't want to tarnish anyone's reputation unnecessarily but this is a very serious matter.
I live in a developed country (free healthcare, etc). There is poverty in my country but not this city particularly.
This is one I'd probably just let be. If the kid is working they're obviously there because they need money, no half-decent parents are going to let their kid skip school to go do lawncare unless the family is in a bad position. Yes the company is violating labor laws by having a child work during school hours, but if the kid is their of their own free will, they'll just go look for another job if the company lets them go.
It's legal in a lot of places, here in NZ I left school at 15 and went to work full time. That was only about 12 years ago now.