ONLY one in 10 people who do unpaid trial work with the promise of paid employment get a job, a consumer group has warned, sparking a campaign against the practice.
The Consumer Action Law Centre and independent employment service JobWatch have joined together to launch a campaign against unpaid trial work.
CALC campaign manager Gerard Brody said some companies charged job agencies expensive fees to place job seekers in unpaid work with no guarantee of future employment.
He said those most vulnerable were international students and job seekers who had difficulty getting interviews.
JobWatch executive director Zana Bytheway said there was a need to change legislation to remove loopholes for unpaid work.
"When you are working you must be paid for every hour."
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