Young people The plain truth is interns are workers Francis Ingham on advances in the PR industry; Peter Bardsley raises questions about counsellor internships Francis Ingham and Peter Bardsley call for a better deal for ‘interns’. Moreover, successive governments have been unwilling to properly enforce the plain truth: interns are workers. The government has given unpaid interns a chance; we will not fail them now. Francis InghamDirector general, Public Relations and Communications Association• It’s good that Andrew Griffiths, the business minister, recognises that it is “against the law and exploitative” to employ unpaid workers. Peter BardsleySheffield• Join the debate – email guardian.letters@theguardian.com• Read more Guardian letters – click here to visit gu.com/letters

Source: The Guardian February 13, 2018 17:37 UTC