Forward to a colleague View as a webpage Add us to your white list Quick Links »   Work experience   Edited highlights from XpertHR   Surveys   Pay and benefits   Blogs Work experience Work experience and internship survey 2011: a question of pay Four employers in 10 offering work experience for students and graduates do not normally pay them a wage, according to XpertHR's new survey. Top Edited highlights from XpertHR Industrial action law needs to be modernised not made more restrictive Consultant editor Darren Newman argues against making the law on industrial action more restrictive. Latest model policies and documents: Employee loans New model policies on loans to employees include: a loans policy; a loans contract clause; and a form for an employee to apply for a loan. 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Does HR have an image problem? And if so, from whence does it stem, and what might we hope to do about it? Top Editor's message WORK EXPERIENCE AND INTERNSHIPS Work experience programmes - or placements or internships - have regularly proven their worth to both organisations and participants, providing employers with a comprehensive insight into potential employees and giving those potential employees invaluable work experience. However, our survey of organisations using internships finds that the provision of work experience has entered a period of flux - not least because of recent high-profile tribunal cases, which have resulted in the right to back pay from employers that had provided work experience, using national minimum wage legislation. Half of our respondents pay a wage to either all or some of their work experience participants, and 59% pay their expenses. When it comes to students or graduates on work experience, however, four organisations in 10 do not normally pay a wage, and 38% do not pay expenses. More than one in four pays neither wages nor expenses. And one manufacturer told us that it is unlikely to continue with its work experience placements - less than four weeks in duration - if it is expected to have to pay for them. Noelle Murphy Employment relations, XpertHR XpertHR Weekly podcast XpertHR calendar Keep up to date with all the major events and dates with our HR calendar. Get more out of XpertHR › Model policies › Good practice guides › Line manager briefings › Salary surveys Tools for subscribers › My XpertHR › User guide › Advanced search › XpertHR feeds Customer services › Password reminder › Email the helpdesk or call 0845 671 1110 › Read previous newsletters Forward to a colleague xperthr.co.uk This email has been sent to luke.smith@rbi.co.uk Unsubscribe from future employment relations emails. 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