Uni of Huddersfield.
Graduate Internships. Internships Abroad. Placements (Year in Industry) Volunteering. Short-term Work Experience. Minimum wage: work experience and internships. If you or your organisation offer work experience, including ‘placements’ and internships, you need to consider if the person who will work for you is entitled to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) or National Living Wage (NLW).
Both are referred to here as minimum wage. It is your responsibility to decide whether the person is a worker for minimum wage purposes and, if they are, whether an exemption applies to them. Failure to pay the minimum wage to someone who is entitled to it is against the law. If an unpaid person claims that they are owed minimum wage arrears, you must prove that they are not a worker or that no arrears are owed.