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»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp term intern is not defined in National Minimum Wage legislation. It is sometimes used by employers but has no bearing on whether someone is a worker or not, nor on entitlement to the National Minimum Wage.

When presented with such an arrangement a NMW Officer may have to conduct a status investigation (NMWM04000) to establish the nature of the relationship between the parties and form an opinion about whether the intern is a worker (NMWM05020) or not.

Some people described as interns may actually be volunteers (NMWM05080) or voluntary workers (NMWM05090) or may be workers undertaking work experience as part of a Further Education (NMWM05342) or Higher Education (NMWM05340) course.

“Internships� appears to be more commonly advertised in certain types of occupations, such as working for Members of Parliament, in roles connected with TV, film or fashion.

»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýappre are several websites which offer internship posts and advice including .