The details of 100 companies accused of breaking the law by using unpaid interns in paid roles have been handed to HM Revenue and Customs by Employment Minister Jo Swinson.
Ms Swinson told Intern Aware, which campaigns for paid internships, that its claims that the unnamed employers broke the law will be treated as intelligence by officials at HMRC.
In a letter to the group, she said: "I would like to take this opportunity to thank Intern Aware for their help and continued support on this issue."
Employers break the law if they use unpaid interns to fill full-time positions that would be subject to national minimum wage rules.
Ms Swinson, a Lib Dem MP, told Sky News it was important to make a distinction between work experience, volunteering and an internship "where somebody is effectively employed, where they are doing a job that would otherwise need be done by a paid member of staff", thus requiring employers to pay the minimum wage.
Intern Aware has called on HMRC to investigate companies suspected of breaking the law.
The group said it was pleased Ms Swinson had decided to pass the list of employers on to HMRC, but the move was "only the start and a lot more needs to be done".
Gus Baker, co-director of Intern Aware, told Sky News: "Young people who worked hard at school, who worked hard at university, who have done everything right and played by the rules are being told after they graduate that they can't get into the industries they want unless they work for free in unpaid internships."
"It excludes young people who can't afford to work for free," he added.
He said their list covered a "huge range" of companies, "from household brands to PR companies to things that people wouldn't have heard of".
HMRC said it did not comment on individual investigations.
A Department of Business spokesman said: "The law on the national minimum wage is clear. If somebody on a work experience placement or internship is a worker under NMW legislation, then they are entitled to the minimum wage.
"Internships can be a valuable way of helping young people get into work and realise their ambitions. Anyone who feels they are being exploited should contact the Pay and Work Rights Helpline."
:: The Pay and Work Rights Helpline can be reached on 0800 917 2368.
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