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At least in the US, the general rule of thumb is that you can have unpaid interns as long as there is some sort of training program for them. The specifics behi
by lojack 13y ago
At least in the US, the general rule of thumb is that you can have unpaid interns as long as there is some sort of training program for them. The specifics behind this vary, and while I'm not a lawyer, I've seen a lot of companies with unpaid interns operate in what I'd consider a gray area. Just enough training so you don't get in trouble.
- mikeryan 13y agoAt least in the US, the general rule of thumb is that you can have unpaid interns as long as there is some sort of training program for them. Thats not the rule of thumb. The rule of thumb is that if they're doing "real" work they need to be paid. In software that generally means anything that goes into a production service or release.
- ahi 13y agoThis is wrong. Providing training isnt enough. "The employer that provides the training derives no immediate advantage from the activities of the intern; and on occasion its operations may actually be impeded;"http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs71.htm http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs71.htm
- fennecfoxen 13y agoThese current interpretations of labor-law restrictions have been made more stringent as part of an Obama-era effort of the Department of Labor to promote Communism and labor unions. :P