Be wary of NMW when going down the internship route, recruiters are warned
Graham Simons
6 March 2018
Recruiters have been urged to exercise caution when offering unpaid internships or risk reputational damage and falling foul of National Minimum Wage rules.
In National Apprenticeship Week, employment lawyers have warned recruiters to tread carefully if they go down the internship route as a means of bringing new talent on board.
Dr Sybille Steiner, partner solicitor at Irwin Mitchell, told Recruiter organisations offering internships must ensure that they do not fall foul of the law by not considering the...
