United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 35745
Unpaid Work
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19 July 2021
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22 July 2021 · Answer
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22 July 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps he has taken to assess the potential merits of banning unpaid work trials at the outset of employment.
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19 July 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps he has taken to assess the potential merits of banning unpaid work trials at the outset of employment.
Source: Commons
22 July 2021
Answer
Unpaid work trials that are exploitative are already against the law. When recruiting, an employer can ask an individual to carry out a short unpaid work trial to demonstrate that they have the skills required for the job. But if a work trial is excessive...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-07-19/35745
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1348360
- uk · wq-1348360 · source updated 22 July 2021