Unpaid Work Experience: Meeting a Regulatory Challenge

Authors

  • Andrew Stewart Law School, University of Adelaide
  • Rosemary Owens Law School, University of Adelaide

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26686/lew.v0i0.1996

Abstract

This paper discusses the legal status in Australia, New Zealand and other countries of what appears to be a growing phenomenon: the use of unpaid ‘internships’, ‘job trials’ and other ‘work experience’ arrangements to replace what might previously have been paid entry-level jobs. Drawing upon research conducted for a study commissioned by the Australian Fair Work Ombudsman, the paper explores some of the difficulties that can arise in applying conventionally-framed labour laws to such arrangements.

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Author Biographies

Andrew Stewart, Law School, University of Adelaide

Rosemary Owens, Law School, University of Adelaide

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Published

2013-01-01

Issue

2013: Labour, Employment and Work in New Zealand

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