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[pez]

Hi, many thanks for the constructive comments forum members. We have listened and decided not to offer the work experience opportunity. Apologies to those who have applied.

[boswell]

By 'intern' do you mean someone to work for free?

[pez]

Lunch and expenses paid.

[Salsaboy]

How much lunch?

[DJKillaQueen]

Completely immoral and illegal for a commercial business to not pay someone working for them.

There ya go....

http://www.internaware.org/about/why-unpaid-internships-are-illegal/

I strongly advise no-one to respond to this call for free labour.

[karen104]

I agree and would add that in law there is no such thing as an intern. People are either workers or volunteers. If an employer requires you to turn up at a time specified by them and do tasks that they are directing you to do then you are a worker and entitled to be paid the minimum wage. If you can choose when you want to offer your services you are a volunteer.

[DJKillaQueen]

The law is even more specific I think. Volunteer status is only acceptable for charity organisations. Volunteer status would never apply to a commercial business even if the worker were choosing when they turn up and what they do.