Petition · past parliament
Make unpaid trial shifts illegal.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Employers use trial shifts as a way to see if a new employee would like to work for the company, however, employers can use this to their advantage and get slave labour from an individual for a 7 hour shift unpaid. It shouldn’t be allowed to happen. Trial shifts should be paid.
Make unpaid trial shifts illegal. It is slave labour that someone has to partake in unpaid work in order to be offered a job at a facility they applied for. There is a reason that probation periods exist.
If companies want trial shifts, they have to pay the individual. There needs to be a law that enforces this.
If companies want trial shifts, they have to pay the individual. There needs to be a law that enforces this.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 24 Nov 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 30 Nov 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
30 Nov 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.