Jun 042013
 
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Government forcing nine companies to pay more than $300,000 in back wages to unpaid interns.

from The Nation

Alarmed about 'the number of companies recruiting young people to work for nothing,' British tax officials are forcing nine companies to pay more than $300,000 in back wages to unpaid interns. The action by Her Majesty’s Revenue, reported on the front page of The Times of London on Monday, cited the firms for 'breaching minimum wage legislation.' Under British law, a position that has 'set hours and set duties' is a job subject to the laws establishing minimum wages.

“'Unpaid internships can provide valuable opportunities' to young people seeking to get a foot on the career ladder, Michelle Wyer, assistant director of the government’s national minimum wage team, told The Times. 'However, we are clear that employing unpaid interns instead of workers to avoid the national minimum wage is wrong.' …"

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