A Bill to make provision for the prohibition of unpaid work experience exceeding four weeks and for connected purposes.
House of Lords
2 May 2017
The Bill would ban unpaid work experience that lasts longer than four weeks, and it sets out related provisions to support and enforce the prohibition. In plain terms, employers would not be allowed to run unpaid placements beyond four weeks, with accompanying rules to make sure the rule is workable.
The Bill is at the Lords’ second reading. If it passes, it would move on to committee stage and subsequent readings, then cross to the Commons.
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No recorded votes for this bill yet.
