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<p>Entitlement to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) applies where someone meets the
criteria of a worker. There is no legal or consistently-used definition of an internship
and therefore no authoritative, single assessment of their prevalence, unpaid or otherwise.
However, the Low Pay Commission 2015 Report on the National Minimum Wage sets out
their findings from the evidence they have collated as well as research that they
have commissioned to assess the prevalence of unpaid internships.</p><p>The Government
works to promote high-quality, paid internships through improved codes of practice,
awareness campaigns and changes to the BIS-sponsored Graduate Talent Pool. We also
continue to tackle exploitation. The Government invested over £13m in 2015/16 to ensure
enforcement of the NMW and we continue to name and shame employers who break minimum
wage law.</p>
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