Require employers to pay university placement students the National Minimum Wage

Require employers to pay university placement students the National Minimum Wage — 10 signatures. Status: open.

Petition background

Require all employers to pay university students the National Minimum Wage during their placement year, by removing the current legal exemption.

Additional details

Currently, UK university students on a placement year are exempt from the National Minimum Wage, meaning employers can legally pay very low wages or nothing at all. Placement students work the same hours and do the same valuable work as regular staff, but face high living costs and rising tuition fees. We believe it is unfair to exploit students for cheap labour under the guise of education. Everyone deserves a fair day's pay for a fair day's work.

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