Unpaid interns – HMRC targets fashion industry
The Guardian has reported today that HMRC is planning to raid fashion companies that fail to pay interns the National Minimum Wage (NMW). HMRC has apparently convened a 12-person taskforce to make...
View ArticleUnpaid volunteer without contract not protected by discrimination legislation
An unpaid volunteer without a contract is not covered by the protection of European or domestic discrimination legislation, according to a recent Supreme Court decision. X, a volunteer at Mid Sussex...
View ArticleInternships – new guidance
Last year, unpaid internships hit the headlines as a result of concerns that these arrangements may be in breach of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 (“NMW”). In the last tax year HMRC assisted 167...
View ArticleMotion for greater protection for interns fails
Last week saw the introduction of a motion into the House of Commons by Tory MP Alec Sherbrooke to restrict the use of unpaid internships. Although the motion had cross party support, given its timing,...
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