It must be said that I have never agreed with unpaid internships. Many universities champion them as a good way of getting experience but I've often found it's those from privileged backgrounds who can afford to undertake them.
With the rise in fees this may become more apparent yet.
Further to michaels comment about the bill for 14hrs at minimum wage, you also make people unable to legally gain job seekers allowance as they are not available to actively seek work when undertaking an internship.
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From: Michael Kenward <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 21:47:26
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] Vacancy: Press and PR Intern (voluntary): 14 hours
per week/London
Yes. It has come up here, mostly because I have bored everyone to death by jumping in whenever I see one of these exploitative "opportunities".
As well as the legality angle, it might be good to point people at the website where these slaves huddle for comfort:
Interns Anonymous
http://internsanonymous.co.uk/
Anyone considering recruiting interns might do well to investigate their legal position. If not they might be in for a shock when an intern puts in a retrospective bill for the minimum wage. At £5.93 an hour, this would be £83.02 for a 14-hour week.
MK
From: psci-com: on public engagement with science [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Sallie Robins
Sent: 24 February 2011 15:31
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Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] Vacancy: Press and PR Intern (voluntary): 14 hours per week/London
There has been a great deal of discussion on the Association of British Science Writers list re unpaid interns, also in the media (just Google unpaid internships and you'll find plenty to read, most recently in PR Week on PR interns) including discussion of the legality of unpaid internships within UK employment law/minimum wage law. Not sure if all of this debate has reached PSCI-COM but just thought I would flag this - also discussed on Radio 4 Today Programme last week.
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Subject: [PSCI-COM] Vacancy: Press and PR Intern (voluntary): 14 hours per week/London
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