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When is an intern not an intern? When she’s an employee

Young Hunter Lawyers senior associate Gerard Elwell with a decision that once more seeks to define ‘work’.

Young Hunter Lawyers senior associate Gerard Elwell speaks with Dita De Boni.

Dita De Boni Fri, 16 Jun 2023

Assumptions about what constitutes ‘employment’ continue to be “unpicked and overturned” in the country’s employment courts, with a recent case putting interns and how they are compensated under the microscope.

The case, heard in early June in the Employment Relations Authority, pitted

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Dita De Boni Fri, 16 Jun 2023
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