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Campaign to protect interns from abuse
The TUC and the National Union of Students (NUS) are launching a new campaign calling for the fair treatment of interns. The event at TUC headquarters in central London will begin a year of campaign activity for fairer and better internships.
The TUC and NUS are concerned that interns around the UK are being exploited through unpaid work. Unions fear that many employers have sought to take advantage of graduates' desperation to find work in the economic downturn and so see interns as a useful source of free labour. Others may be unaware that non-payment of interns is a breach of the law and of national minimum wage rules, warns the TUC.
According to the TUC, any intern who is undertaking work-related tasks, with set hours and a duty to turn up and do the work is probably defined in law as a 'worker' and, as such, is eligible for the minimum wage, working time and paid holiday rights. The TUC believes any internship that does not simply involve observation and work shadowing should qualify for payment.
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