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Internships

We totally get it… Finding out your rights as an intern can be confusing. Let’s clear some things up!

Helpful info to know about your rights

An internship is a short term placement for educational purposes.
An unpaid internship can only be undertaken if you are receiving course credit (towards a degree, diploma, certificate or other qualification).
An intern should not be completing the same work as paid employees of the business or company.

So, are you an intern? or just not getting paid?

Let’s find out!

Intern

Primary goal is for an educational experience: you could be observing how a business works or being taught a skill
Internships can require set hours.
Short term
The intern gets the most benefit from the arrangement

Unpaid employee

Completes productive work.
Completes work that is crucial to the business, such as fulfilling client orders.
Long term
Business gets the most benefit from the arrangement.

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