Interns and Unpaid Employees

So you have this great idea and there are not enough hours in the day to get it developed and launched. It's a ruthless job market out there and there are lots of good people who have recently been made redundant. You could probably find someone willing to help you with your project for little, if any, salary. Indeed, you would be doing them a favour as no one wants an awkward gap on their CV, or maybe their helping you out in this way is the stepping stone they need for greater things. So you reach out through your social network, find someone you like and offer them work experience, an internship or just ask them to help (let's just call them an Intern for the purposes of this article).