Fair Work Australia

Fair Work Australia’s Guidelines for Unpaid Work Experience & Internships

When you participate in an internship through Australian Internships, you can be assured that we are fully compliant with Fair Work Australia guidelines. In addition,  we maintain regular communication with Fair Work Australia regarding quality internship options for international students and young professionals.

They have defined lawful unpaid work to include work trials, volunteer work, work experience and internships. It also includes a vocational placement as defined under the Fair Work Act 2009. Unpaid work is lawful if it is a genuine work experience, vocational placement or volunteering arrangement. For more information, please visit www.fairwork.gov.au.

Modern Slavery Policy

Australian Internships supports the Home Affairs guidance developed for entities impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic about how to report under the Modern Slavery Act 2018 and key actions entities can take to reduce the risk of vulnerable workers in their operations and supply chains becoming exposed to modern slavery as a result of COVID 19.

We advise our host organisations to the following link for further details: www.homeaffairs.gov.au.

To further assist:

 ·        This Reporting Requirement applies to large businesses and other entities in the Australian market with annual consolidated revenue of at least AUD$100 million.

 ·        Modern slavery is a term used to describe serious exploitation. It does not include practices like substandard working conditions or underpayment of workers.