I'm starting my first internship today, it's at an outlet of Bajaj Finserv.
I am not an on-call intern, it is a stay at work internship. They have asked me to work from 10:45 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. daily, even weekends; with one rest day (can only be taken on a weekday). I'm being paid 4,500 rupees for a month as a stipend.
I have a couple of questions I just want cleared out:
- Do they have to pay any allowances? (travelling, food, etc.)
- Can they make me work for 10+ hours at a stretch?
I am afraid to bring this up with them because I'm scared of termination. My employer doesn't seem particularly friendly. He sports a 'my way, or the highway' attitude.
Also, they said that I would have to be in the shop during Diwali/Deepavali because the number of customers are at the peak then. I am not comfortable with this, but I have not brought it up (again, employer).
Someone please help me. What can I do?