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Warning to get balance right on internships

New regulation on the use of interns in firms may go a long way to avoiding undue exploitation, it has been suggested.

Director of assessment and coaching firm Talent Transitions Chris Morrall stated that there are some companies who regularly take on interns to do the work that they would normally employ a person for full-time, commenting that this "isn't fair".

However, he added, there should not be too much regulation of this, remarking: "What you don't want to do is put too much red tape in so people don't take them [interns]."

Mr Morrall predicted that many small enterprises will give up taking people on in this way if the rules make it too burdensome for them.

Firms wanting to know what legal requirements they must currently fill when taking on interns may wish to speak to business lawyers about the matter.

The comments come after a recent BBC investigation into internships, in which director of Oxford University's career service Jonathan Black said that some students were paying up to £1,000 to get on a scheme.

Written by Anthony Dyson
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