unpaid internships Articles

Being in the third year of my degree, I know all too well the struggle and pressure that students about to graduate are put under. In October an atmosphere of expectation descends; an expectation that you must apply for jobs that have high job satisfaction, are well...

Unpaid internships represent one of the biggest changes to employment since the start of the economic downturn, undermining the principle of decent work in three ways. First, unpaid interns usually do real work, undermining the minimum wage and potentially supplanting...

Over the last few years, there has been a significant shift in the debate around unpaid internships, with businesses and young people becoming more aware in their attitudes towards unpaid internships. However as Alan Milburn’s State of the Nation report this week has...