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12/04/2013
HMRC To Investigate 100 Firms Over Unpaid Internships
100 companies have been referred to HM Revenue and Customs for investigation after the government heard from a campaign group that they might be breaking the law through their use of unpaid interns.
Junior employment minister Jo Swinson referred the companies, which have not been identified publicly but are understood to include a number of household names, following a meeting she had with Intern Aware, who campaigns against the abuse of the internship process.
It is understood that while companies are free to offer work experience, companies are breaking employment laws if they do not pay at least the minimum wage.
Swinson said: "The law on the national minimum wage is clear. If somebody on a work experience placement or internship is a worker under NMW (national minimum wage) legislation, then they are entitled to the minimum wage."
(H/CD)
Junior employment minister Jo Swinson referred the companies, which have not been identified publicly but are understood to include a number of household names, following a meeting she had with Intern Aware, who campaigns against the abuse of the internship process.
It is understood that while companies are free to offer work experience, companies are breaking employment laws if they do not pay at least the minimum wage.
Swinson said: "The law on the national minimum wage is clear. If somebody on a work experience placement or internship is a worker under NMW (national minimum wage) legislation, then they are entitled to the minimum wage."
(H/CD)
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