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Intern Agreement
A casual employment agreement written for an intern, covering hours, pay, confidentiality, intellectual property and what you commit to giving them.
Intern Kit - Hiring and Paying Interns in Australia | PeopleStack
PeopleStack · Hiring
Taking on an intern
Most founders' first experience of employing someone is an intern, and most of them get the legal part wrong without realising. Work through these three steps and you'll know where you stand, what it costs, and what to actually do with them for twelve weeks.
Version 1.0 · Updated 10 October 2026 · Rates current from 1 July 2026
STEP 01
Can this be unpaid?
Work through the questions to check where the arrangement stands. Your answers are not saved or sent anywhere.
Question 1 of 4
Is this placement part of a formal course?
A course the person is enrolled in, run by an approved provider: a university, TAFE, registered training organisation or school.
STEP 02
What will it cost?
Most founders overestimate this. Change the numbers to match your situation. Figures use the national minimum wage from 1 July 2026, or your own rate if an award applies.
The national minimum wage is $26.44 an hour from 1 July 2026, which is $33.05 for a casual once the 25% loading is added. This is the floor, and it only applies if no modern award covers the work.
Your intern budget
- Hourly rate paid
- $33.05
- Wages per week
- $330.50
- Superannuation at 12%
- $39.66
- Cost per week
- $370.16
- Total over 12 weeks
- $4,441.92
On top of wages and super, budget for workers compensation insurance, which varies by state and industry. Payroll tax only applies once your total wages pass your state's threshold, which most startups with one intern are well under.
STEP 03
Your 12-week plan
Tell us about the internship and we will write a tailored twelve-week plan. Edit it, tick off actions and save it as you go.
12-Week Intern Plan
Tell us about the internship
Six answers and we will write you a twelve-week plan. You can change anything in it afterwards.
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Resources
Each of these is in the PeopleStack library, written for Australian conditions and updated when the rules change.
Guide
Intern Pay Guide
How to check whether a modern award covers the work, how to use the Fair Work Pay and Conditions Tool, and what to do about super, payslips and records.
Template
12-Week Intern Plan
The full version of step three, including how to choose a project they can own and the four questions worth asking in the exit conversation.
Guide
Converting your intern into a full-time hire
What changes when you move someone from casual to permanent, and the paperwork founders skip because the person is already in their systems.
Documents
Statements you must give a new employee
Three statements are required by law depending on how you engage someone. We do not host them, because you have to give the current official version. Our guide explains who gets what and when, and links you straight to the downloads.
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Sources: Fair Work Act 2009 s12 · Fair Work Ombudsman unpaid work guidance · Fair Work Commission Annual Wage Review 2026. All figures checked 10 October 2026. Pay rates change every 1 July.