National Minimum Wage (Workplace Internships) Bill

Key Points

• Extends the National Minimum Wage protections to workplace internships by requiring the Secretary of State to apply the NMW Act 1998 to internships.
• Interns performing workplace duties would be covered by minimum wage protections under the Act.
• Impacts organisations that run internship schemes (private and public sector) by bringing them under the NMW framework.
• Includes provisions for related or connected purposes alongside extending wage protections.
• The bill is at the 2nd reading stage in the Commons, introduced by Sir Alec Shelbrooke.

Progress

Currently at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons; following this, the bill would progress to Committee and further readings if it continues.