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<p>Unpaid work trials that are exploitative are already against the law. When recruiting,
an employer can ask an individual to carry out a short unpaid work trial to demonstrate
that they have the skills required for the job. But if a work trial is excessively
long, or not part of a genuine recruitment purpose, employers must pay participants
at least the legal minimum wage.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring
that anyone entitled to be paid the minimum wage receives it. Since 2015, we have
ordered employers to repay £100 million of unpaid wages to 1 million workers.</p><p>
</p><p>The existing legislation and enforcement are sufficiently robust to ensure
that no worker undertakes an exploitative unpaid work trial. It is the responsibility
of all employers to ensure they are paying their staff correctly and we will continue
to take robust enforcement action against employers who fail to pay the minimum wage.</p>
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