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Tory stops unpaid trial shifts Bill with filibustering tactics
A TORY minister yesterday talked out a Bill which would ban unpaid trial shifts that exploit vulnerable jobseekers who “don’t know their rights and can’t stand up for them.”
SNP MP Stewart McDonald said current legislation was “insufficient” in dealing with unpaid trials.
He said that his Unpaid Trial Work Periods (Prohibition) Bill would help people with learning disabilities who he said were more likely to “fall victim” to the practice.
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