Unpaid Work Experience (Prohibition) Bill [HL]

Key Points

• Prohibits unpaid work experience lasting more than four weeks.
• Defines what counts as unpaid work experience and how the prohibition applies.
• Establishes a framework of connected provisions to support the prohibition.
• Applies to organisations and employers offering unpaid work experience placements.

Progress

The Bill is currently at the Second Reading in the House of Lords. If it progresses, it would move to committee for detailed examination, followed by further readings and passage to the House of Commons if it advances.