Unpaid internships are illegal. This might come as a shock to some, but a large of number of unpaid interns are being illegally undercompensated, and treated like 'volunteer workers.' This is because there is a fine line between an internship that is purely for the sake of learning, and one where the intern is a de facto employee.
In the instance of the latter, the intern is entitled to the basic minimum protections afforded to regular employees. This webinar will focus on identifying those factors that blur the line between genuine intern and employee, in order to ensure compliance with applicable legislation.
Gain an overview of the misconceptions often applied to unpaid internships, and learn how to ensure future compliance with applicable employment standards legislation.
Learning objectives:
- Identify factors distinguishing interns and employees
- Review minimum employment standards that apply to unpaid interns vs. employees
- Understand how to ensure compliance with employment standards legislation
- Identifying how to ensure an unpaid intern is "legally" and intern, and not an employee
- Learn about responding to complaints from interns about unfair treatment/compensation
Who should attend?
Anyone who represents an employer that utilizes, or is considering, unpaid interns or interns who will be provided with less than the minimum employment standards.