Employers must pay interns an allowance
There is a plan but the government has yet to decide
The government has proposed a change in rules. The proposal will also be debated in the Lower and Upper Houses of Parliament. The proposal may therefore still change, but it can be helpful to be aware of this in advance.
For whom?
- entrepreneurs who offer internships to students from MBO, HBO, and WO
What changes?
Do you have internship students? If so, in future you will be required to pay an internship allowance. Students in senior secondary vocational education (MBO), higher professional education (HBO), and university education (WO) will be entitled to an internship allowance if their internship forms part of their study programme.
The main changes:
- You must pay an internship allowance to interns from senior secondary vocational education (MBO), higher professional education (HBO), or university education (WO).
- The amount of the internship allowance will not be specified in the law. Sectors and internship companies will agree on the amount themselves.
- Short internships and internships abroad will not be subject to a mandatory internship allowance.
- An internship agreement will be mandatory for internships in higher professional education (HBO) and university education (WO).
The introduction of a mandatory internship allowance is part of a wider package of regulations. With these measures the government aims to improve the quality of internships.
When?
It is not yet known when this change will take effect.