Is it okay for companies to not pay their interns? Why or why not? Did you have an internship? Was it a paid position?
Companies paying or not paying interns
- Thread starter Joshua Farrell
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When I did my industrial training, I never got paid for it. The only saving grace is that it was a federal government sponsored program and they sent us a small stipend for us several years after.
Looking at it from another angle, a company allowing you to have your internship with them, is actually doing you a favour on its own. If they do not pay, there is notting wrong with that. Most companies here in my country do not pay. It is very few that actually decides to pay on their own.
I have had internship students on my farm and once in a while, I give them something to use and pay transport. I feel it is necessary because one way or the other, they assist me.
It is not as if you should place interns on a fixed pay. You can give them stipends. It is not compulsory though.
In my location, that depends on individual companies. Some companies pay interns a basic salary. Some provide transportation and meal allowances. There are also companies which do not pay interns at all.
It is true that they are not legally bound to pay interns. It depends on the disposition of the bosses. My own boss would never pay an intern.
Some companies pay intern and some do not pay them. I think that companies should pay interns because they are still working for your company, even though they are being trained.
It is an ideal think to offer for the interns. It is sad to say that it is not in my country. Even professionals in a medical field were not given any compensations, especially if they are volunteers in the hospitals.
If I have a company, I would make sure that I give interns some pocket money every weekend.
