Who will pay the ORBIS intern, and how much will they be paid?
The training stipend will be paid by the ORBIS programme (i.e. it will not be an expense to the company). The interns will receive a tax free training stipend of £220 per week for a maximum of 26 weeks. Companies may at their own discretion decide to make additional payments to the intern; these payments must be administered by the company’s pay-roll and will be subject to the usual taxation etc. Your company may wish to pay a travel allowance to the intern (to pay for their attendance at the central London training events – see Question 17) but is under no obligation to do so. A company may decide to retain an intern for future employment. This would be at the company’s discretion and would be a matter for discussion between the intern and the company. There would be no additional charge made to the company (or direct involvement from the ORBIS Programme).