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<p>The Government launched a £1.75m communications campaign in January 2016, which
aimed to raise awareness among employers and to encourage workers who are entitled
to the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage – including interns - to check
their pay. The campaign ran across radio, billboards, digital and print media and
directed workers to a dedicated campaign website.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC works with a
broad range of employers, agents and worker groups to support compliance and raise
awareness of worker rights through a combination of webinars, targeted mail shots,
face to face contact, digital contact and project work with sector specific bodies.
As part of their Promote programme, HMRC has written to employers who advertise unpaid
internships, reminding them of their obligations to comply with NMW legislation.</p><p>
</p><p>Earlier this year, Matthew Taylor completed his independent review into the
UK’s modern employment practices. The Government will give careful consideration to
his recommendation to improve the interpretation of the law and to increase enforcement
action relating to unpaid internships. We will respond in full later this year.</p>
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