The government has published new guidance for interns about their right to pay. The guidance explains to potential apprentices and interns what their rights are in relation to being paid the national minimum wage and what action to take if they believe they have been exploited. In addition, HMRC  will be sending out letters to 200 employers that have recently advertised intern opportunities and unpaid work. The letters will inform those employers that HMRC will be carrying out checks to ensure that they are paying all their workers the correct national minimum wage.
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An employment tribunal has held that Channel 4’s decision to remove John McCririck as a presenter of Channel 4 Racing was not direct discrimination on the grounds of his age. Channel 4 successfully argued that the decision was made because of his image and presenting style. Although the tribunal found that Channel 4’s objectives in removing the presenter were similar to those of the BBC in O’Reilly v British Broadcasting Corporation, where direct age discrimination was found to have occurred, it decided that in this case Channel 4 did not reach its decision because of Mr McCririck’s age.
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