Gus Baker
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Gus Baker is the Co-Director of Intern Aware, the campaign for fair internships www.internaware.org www.ubu.org.uk

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A Fair Day's Pay for a Fair Day's Work

(5) Comments | Posted 14 September 2012 | (01:00)

A landmark decision last year found that Keri Hudson, a former unpaid intern, should have been paid for her work - it is time that paid interns become the norm.

Like thousands of young people Keri began working as an unpaid intern to develop her skills and boost her CV....

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Pay Your Interns or Face the Music: Why Intern Aware is reporting HMV to the Advertising Standards Authority

(1) Comments | Posted 1 August 2012 | (11:53)

Today Intern Aware, the campaign for fair internships, reported HMV UK LTD to the Advertising Standards Authority in response to their advert for an intern to work for three months with no pay at all.

The advert specified the intern would be expected to "support the budget management process",...

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Why the Time is Right for a Graduate Tax

(7) Comments | Posted 24 April 2012 | (01:00)

The Coalition government has done something special with Higher Education. With most reforms, there are clear winners and losers. But with £9,000 fees and the disastrous deregulation of student numbers forced on Higher Education Institutions, there are only losers. It's time to look for a new system to...

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