Poland: Government seeks to end unpaid internships

On 16 September, the Hungarian government presented a bill aimed at ending unpaid internships (both professional and end-of-study) in companies, in order to ‘protect young people, especially those entering the labour market, from abuse and exploitation’, according to a press release. Internships, which may not exceed six months in duration, will now have to be governed by an agreement that clearly defines the objective and programme of the internship, Labour Minister Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk