In addition to the document cited by John Laverty, the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) provides useful resources for employers hiring interns, as well as in all other areas of industrial relations.
http://bit.ly/2gwy9ZA
Francis
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> The ‘Common Best Practice Code for High Quality Internships’ provides a
> useful benchmark - see
> https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/providing-quality-
> internships-code-and-guidance-for-employers. Section 3 covers
> remuneration.
>
> Regards, John.
>
> John Laverty
> Head of Education and Inspiration
> Institution of Civil Engineers
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> I am in complete agreement with Francis. London minimum wage at the very
> least.
>
> Richard
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> Richard Scrase
> Head of Online Communication
> Understanding Animal Research
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> It is entirely inappropriate for a university body to offer unpaid internships,
> even if it is legally defined under the Charities Act as an exempt Charity. In
> this case, the terms and conditions document refers only to travel and lunch
> expenses, so yes, this internship is clearly unpaid.
>
> Francis
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> Dr Francis Sedgemore
> journalist, writer and recovering physicist
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> twitter: @hesgen
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> Sent: Monday 12 December 2016 12:07
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> I assume the work "voluntary" in this context means unpaid?
>
> On Mon, Dec 12, 2016 at 11:53 AM, Sophie Durrans
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi Sci-Comm members,
>
> The SHARE Consortium based at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical
> Medicine is currently seeking a voluntary Policy and Communications Intern.
> The intern will gain experience working on research uptake, policy
> monitoring and evaluation, contributing to our programme of work on
> sanitation and hygiene at a global scale.
>
> The full terms of reference is available here:
> http://www.shareresearch.org/could-you-be-shares-new-policy-and-
> communications-intern and the deadline for applications is 9 January 2017.
> Please get in touch if you have any questions!
>
> Best wishes,
> Sophie
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