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Create your internship agreement with learning objectives, supervision arrangements, confidentiality provisions, IP rights, and placement terms.
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Download a professionally drafted internship agreement template for UK employers and organisations. This internship agreement covers placement terms, learning objectives, supervision arrangements, confidentiality, intellectual property assignment, paid and unpaid placement options, and termination provisions. Structured following UK employment law including the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 and Employment Rights Act 1996 for England and Wales. Includes health and safety obligations, data protection acknowledgment, reference arrangements, and proper signature sections. Updated for ERA 2025 changes effective April 2026.
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Protect your business, clarify expectations, and stay on the right side of employment law
Without a written agreement, designs, code, writing and inventions created by interns belong to them — not your organisation.
Clearly documents whether the placement is paid or unpaid and on what legal basis — protecting you from backdated wage claims.
Sets out learning objectives, supervision, confidentiality and termination terms so both parties know exactly where they stand.
An internship agreement is a written contract between an organisation and an intern that defines the placement terms, learning objectives, supervision arrangements, and whether the internship is paid or unpaid — a distinction with significant legal implications under UK employment law.
An Internship Agreement is a contract that sets out the terms of a work placement between an organisation and an intern. While not always legally required, having a written agreement protects both parties and clarifies expectations.
A written agreement clarifies whether the placement is paid or unpaid (and the legal basis for unpaid arrangements), protects your confidential information, assigns intellectual property rights, sets clear learning objectives, and defines supervision arrangements.
Our template covers all these requirements in a professional format.
Without a written internship agreement, organisations risk an intern being classified as a worker entitled to National Minimum Wage, holiday pay, and employment rights — HMRC actively investigates unpaid internships that resemble employment arrangements.
HMRC can pursue backdated minimum wage payments plus penalties of up to 200%. "Calling it an internship" doesn't change the legal position — if the arrangement looks like employment, minimum wage applies.
Our template helps you document the genuine educational purpose of unpaid placements.
This internship agreement template covers placement duration, learning objectives, supervision and mentoring arrangements, working hours, expenses, confidentiality, intellectual property rights, health and safety, data protection, and termination provisions.
Professionally structured and ready for signing.
Related documents: Internship Agreements are often used alongside an Employment Contract, Non-Disclosure Agreement, and Employee Handbook.
Common mistakes include failing to distinguish between a genuine internship and employment, not documenting learning objectives, omitting confidentiality and IP provisions, and using the agreement to avoid paying National Minimum Wage for what is effectively a worker role.
Our template helps you avoid these mistakes with clear structure and guidance.
Both parties must sign before the internship starts. Print two copies — one for your records and one for the intern. Keep the signed copy safely filed with your HR records. For unpaid placements, ensure you can demonstrate the genuine educational purpose if ever challenged.
An Internship Agreement is a contract between an organisation and an intern that sets out the terms of the placement.
It covers the internship duration, learning objectives, supervision arrangements, confidentiality, intellectual property rights, and whether the placement is paid or unpaid (and under what legal basis).
It depends on the arrangement. Unpaid internships are legal only for: (1) students on mandatory work placements as part of UK higher education, (2) work shadowing (observing, not doing work), or (3) genuine volunteers for charities.
All other interns doing actual work must be paid at least National Minimum Wage. Misclassifying paid work as unpaid internship can trigger backdated wage bills plus penalties.
A genuine educational internship has: (1) clear learning objectives, (2) structured supervision and mentoring, (3) focus on skill development rather than productive work, (4) connection to academic study, and (5) benefits the intern more than the employer.
If the intern does regular work that benefits the business, adds value, or replaces a paid worker, they must be paid regardless of the "learning opportunity."
Unless your agreement includes intellectual property assignment, work created by interns (designs, writing, code, inventions) belongs to them, not your organisation.
Our contract includes proper IP assignment clauses ensuring your organisation owns work created during the internship, protecting your business interests while being fair to the intern.
Most internships last between 1 week and 12 months, depending on the purpose.
Short placements (1–4 weeks) suit work experience and shadowing.
Longer placements (3–12 months) are typical for graduate schemes and professional training.
Our template accommodates any duration you need.
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