Sadly, my local laws, consider volunteering for a company as illegal work.
Could you elaborate? I didn't think such a law would be allowed to exist.
In the US it is technically illegal to volunteer for a for-profit private company under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Relevant part about it right from the Department of Labor: https://webapps.dol.gov/elaws/whd/flsa/docs/volunteers.asp
I wonder how unpaid internship gets around that.
A former company I used to work for has a nationally renound land and wildlife conservation department that draws internship applicants by the hundreds. They were unpaid but had agreements with the students schools where they earned credit hours as well as references for future employers.
I understand that it happens, but it is still something that should not be allowed. It's free labour, regardless of benefits to the company or an individual.
For what's is worth, the large company I work for hires students and pays them for their time.
Could you elaborate? I didn't think such a law would be allowed to exist.
In the US it is technically illegal to volunteer for a for-profit private company under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Relevant part about it right from the Department of Labor: https://webapps.dol.gov/elaws/whd/flsa/docs/volunteers.asp
I wonder how unpaid internship gets around that.
A former company I used to work for has a nationally renound land and wildlife conservation department that draws internship applicants by the hundreds. They were unpaid but had agreements with the students schools where they earned credit hours as well as references for future employers.
I understand that it happens, but it is still something that should not be allowed. It's free labour, regardless of benefits to the company or an individual.
For what's is worth, the large company I work for hires students and pays them for their time.
Here is $X for your next election fundraiser.
Hmmm.... 🤔