Ker-ching! Pay boost for 23- and 24-year-olds earning minimum wage
BUT WHY ARE 21- AND 22-YEAR-OLDS STILL MAKING LESS? From 1 April 2021, employees aged 23 and 24 will jump…
Vogue publisher stops unpaid internship programme!
‘DEVIL WEARS PRADA’ INTERNS SHAME CONDE NAST INTO CLOSING ITS SCHEME A leading US publishing house is to stop its unpaid internship programme…
Durham University in unpaid jobs row
“SHAMEFUL” ADVERT ASKS POSTGRADS TO TEACH UNDERGRADS – FOR FREE Durham University has been labelled “shameful” after it was caught advertising unpaid teaching jobs on its website…
Are universities guilty of ripping off their students?
OFFICE OF FAIR TRADING ANNOUNCES VALUE-FOR-MONEY REVIEW Was your university degree worth £9,000 a year? The Office of Fair Trading has said it will examine…
Does a bad candidate experience damage your view of that brand?
ARE RUDE RECRUITERS TRASHING THEIR COMPANY’S REPUTATION? If you apply for a job at a well-known company and they never reply, does it make you think less of that brand? If you travel miles to…
Yikes! Unpaid interns aren’t protected against sexual harassment?
MEDIA INTERN DROPS CLAIM WHEN TOLD SHE ISN’T AN “EMPLOYEE” An unpaid intern has been told she cannot bring a sexual harassment claim against her former supervisor…
Tough City intern culture “needs to change” says Moritz Erhardt’s dad
GRADUATE WORKED “EXCESSIVELY” DURING PLACEMENT AT LONDON BANK The father of the banking intern who died after working for three nights in a row…
Intern exploiters lose their right to anonymity
MINIMUM WAGE DODGERS TO BE PUBLICLY NAMED AND SHAMED UNDER NEW RULES ACTIVATED THIS MONTH From now on, employers who fail to pay their interns the national minimum wage…
Has David Cameron declared war on young jobseekers?
UNDER-25s TO BE STRIPPED OF HOUSING BENEFIT, AS WELL AS JSA People under 25 will lose their housing benefits unless they are “earning or learning”, David Cameron…
Graduates on the dole told: Work for your benefits
OSBORNE’S ‘TOUGH LOVE’ RULES WILL END ‘SOMETHING FOR NOTHING’ CULTURE Unemployed people – including job-hunting graduates – have been warned that they will soon…
Are bosses who hire unpaid interns evil or ignorant?
NEW STATS RAISE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT EMPLOYERS REALLY KNOW ABOUT THE LAW ON INTERNSHIPS Are bosses who employ unpaid interns evil – or ignorant? That’s the question being asked…