Gurugram Hotel Under Fire For Paying Rs 2,000 Monthly Stipend To Intern

In the current Indian job market scenario, individuals are willing to exert more effort for lower compensation. Seizing this opportunity, employers often exploit freshers by offering them internships with minimal stipends that fail to cover basic monthly expenses. Recently, a 5-star hotel in Gurugram faced backlash from netizens due to their provision of a meager stipend to an intern. The issue gained prominence after Rajesh Sawhney, the founder and CEO of GSF Accelerator, expressed his discontent with the hotel’s practices.

After conversing with the intern, Rajesh Sawhney discovered that the individual was being offered a paltry stipend of Rs 2,000. The entrepreneur shared his encounter with the young lobby manager at Le Meridian in Gurgaon on his social media handle, expressing disapproval of the inadequacy of the remuneration.

Expressing his dismay, he wrote, “Went for a startup meetup at Le Meridian in Gurugram. A young lobby manager approached me with an intent to help…we got chatting a bit. This boy is from Dehradoon, a graduate from the local catering college and interning for the last 3 months. Le Meridian pays him just Rs 2,000/- per month. This is disgusting..how can he even survive in this amount in Gurugram. Khoon Choose Rahein Hain Bachoin Ka.”

Rajesh’s shocking revelations about the intern’s remuneration ignited outrage on social media, with users rallying behind the young lobby manager. One user condemned the notion of paying below minimum wages as ‘shameless’, stating, “Absolutely shameless ! This is ridiculously below minimum wages. Internship or not. This explains why service levels across hotels have plunged. It’s not the boys fault. It’s the hotels.”

Another user took a dig at the industry and wrote, “Hospitality grind: underpaid and overqualified, story of many.”

A comment read, “This guy from Dehradoon has clearly chosen the wrong industry to pursue a career in. Too much work for too little pay.”

Do you believe interns across different industries receive insufficient compensation?