Unpaid Internship Agreement Australia Template
Does your business hire unpaid interns or students looking for vocational or educational placements? If so, you need a contract to manage things like confidentiality and protection of your business intellectual property, but as you may be aware this is NOT an employment agreement. If this sounds like you, then you need our Unpaid Internship Agreement Template. See more…..
Does your business hire unpaid interns or students looking for vocational or educational placements? If so, you need a contract to manage things like confidentiality and protection of your business intellectual property, but as you may be aware this is NOT an employment agreement. If this sounds like you, then you need our Unpaid Internship Agreement Template. See more…..
Does your business hire unpaid interns or students looking for vocational or educational placements? If so, you need a contract to manage things like confidentiality and protection of your business intellectual property, but as you may be aware this is NOT an employment agreement. If this sounds like you, then you need our Unpaid Internship Agreement Template. See more…..
If you engage an unpaid intern or work experience student in an educational or vocational placement in Australia, you should have an unpaid internship agreement.
Our unpaid internship agreement template is suitable for use in Australia - in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory.
The law around unpaid interns in Australia is strict and will only allow it if the unpaid intern is a student or vocational placement and there is no employment relationship. Fair Work Australia has fact sheets that help you decide what category the intern will fall under. If you have an employment relationship, you can find our employment agreement template here.
What does the Unpaid Internship Agreement Australia Template include:
A schedule setting out the Business and Intern Details, the work commitment and internship description, and other key items;
Outlines the term of the Internship;
Discloses the educational benefits of the Internship (noting this agreement is for an educational or vocational internship only and its sole purpose is for education.
Ensures that while some of the tasks the intern undertakes may be productive, training and observation are the key aims of the intern/ business relationship (ie it is NOT an employment relationship).
Confirms there is no promise of a paid employment role once the internship finishes
Sets out the intern’s requirements
Ensures the confidentiality and intellectual property of the business are protected.
Allows either party to end the agreement with notice; and
Provides indemnity to the business if the intern is negligent or causes damage.
How to use
The Unpaid Internship Agreement Australia Template:
should be completed by the Business and provided to each intern to read and sign before they start their internship;
requires you (the Business) to fill in the details in red text to complete it, including your business name and ABN, the state or territory in which you live and details of the intern and internship;
is a general template drafted for Australian laws and does not incorporate any specific arrangements; and
is NOT an employment agreement.
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