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Is It Legal to Offer Unpaid Internships in India?

 Is It Legal to Offer Unpaid Internships in India? 💼🆓 Or Is That Just Free Labour in Disguise?" 😂

A frustrated intern once said:
*"Sir, I worked like an employee but was paid like a ghost — ZERO!" 😒👻

And a startup founder defends:
*"But we gave them experience and exposure!" 📢💁‍♂️

Let’s break this ‘experience-for-exposure’ myth legally! ⚖️📜

👉 Unpaid Internships in India – Legal or Loophole?
➡️ In India, the law is blurry – there’s no single statute that bans unpaid internships across the board.
➡️ But here’s the catch – if interns perform tasks like regular employees, they must be compensated.
➡️ Otherwise, it’s just glorified exploitation disguised as “learning”. 😒
#UnpaidInternshipsIndia #LabourLawIndia #InternRights #StartupLegalCompliance

📚 Legal Standards: ✅ Interns under structured academic/educational training (like from a college or university) MAY be unpaid — only for training purposes.
✅ But if they contribute actual productive work or generate business value, they fall under labour laws — meaning they deserve minimum wages and benefits.
#InternshipLawIndia #MinimumWageCompliance #EmploymentLaw

⚠️ What Can Go Wrong for Employers?
➡️ Legal action under Minimum Wages Act, Shops & Establishments Act, or even Employee Provident Fund laws.
➡️ Reputational damage, social media backlash and LinkedIn roast posts by angry interns! 😬🔥
#HRComplianceIndia #LabourLawAlert #StartupRiskManagement

✨ Pro Tip:
If you're not paying them, don’t treat them like employees. And no, free coffee and 'learning exposure' don’t count as legal compensation! 😂☕

🔑 Keywords: Unpaid Internship Laws India, Intern Rights, Labour Law India, Minimum Wages Act, Internship Compliance, Legal Rights of Interns

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