Written question asked by Jamie Reed (Labour) on Friday, 24 June 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 28 June 2016. It was answered by Nick Boles (Conservative) on Monday, 4 July 2016 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
Unpaid Work
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has to gather data on the prevalence of paid and unpaid internships.
- Answer
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The Government has no current plans to quantify the number of paid and unpaid interns. There is no legal definition of an intern, but all those who qualify as ‘workers’ are entitled to the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 41208
- Session
- 2016-17
- Subjects
- Unpaid work
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