Apparently it's a bit of a problem. People being asked to work for a number of hours with no pay, no guarantee of meaningful feedback and of course no guarantee of a job.
The SNP are proposing a bill to make this practice illegal and to guarantee candidates who are asked to actually carry out substantive work during an interview are paid for it.
Decent idea, IMO.
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SNP MP Stewart McDonald, who represents Glasgow South, is publishing a bill he hopes to get through the Westminster parliament.
In short, that would mean people need to be offered at least the minimum wage if they are going to do the work a member of staff would normally carry out.
Mr McDonald says: "This doesn't end the ability of an employer to try people out. It just sets new rules and boundaries on how they do that."
Employers would have to make clear what jobs are available, to make sure they are not just using trial shifts to fill staff shortages.
And anyone doing a paid trial would be guaranteed feedback if they don't get the job.
Would you work for free to secure a job?
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The SNP are proposing a bill to make this practice illegal and to guarantee candidates who are asked to actually carry out substantive work during an interview are paid for it.
Decent idea, IMO.
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SNP MP Stewart McDonald, who represents Glasgow South, is publishing a bill he hopes to get through the Westminster parliament.
In short, that would mean people need to be offered at least the minimum wage if they are going to do the work a member of staff would normally carry out.
Mr McDonald says: "This doesn't end the ability of an employer to try people out. It just sets new rules and boundaries on how they do that."
Employers would have to make clear what jobs are available, to make sure they are not just using trial shifts to fill staff shortages.
And anyone doing a paid trial would be guaranteed feedback if they don't get the job.
Would you work for free to secure a job?
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