Unpaid Interns

Is The Price Of Experience Too High? The Dilemma Of The Unpaid Internship

Sophie O'Mahony | Posted 24.02.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Sophie O'Mahony

Unpaid internships contribute to inequality. Some of us are lucky enough to have a permanent base in London, where most of the UK media activity happens, and parents who are generous with the financial support. Most of us are not.

E4's 'The Work Experience' Demonstrated the Harsh Reality of the Current Job Market for Graduates and Unemployed Youngsters

Mayowa Anthea Adebiyi | Posted 10.12.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Mayowa Anthea Adebiyi

We hear more and more reports of young people and graduates struggling to make ends meet in low paid jobs and all too often companies are taking advantage of the youth unemployment. Although made for television, the recently aired E4 reality sitcom 'The Work Experience' shows the bad conditions and the lengths many young people will endure in order to get that much needed experience

Tony Blair's Office U-Turns Over Intern Pay

Huffington Post UK | Posted 01.11.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Tony Blair's private office has said it will pay interns the minimum wage after the former prime minister was reported to HM Revenue and Customs over ...

Tony Blair's Office Reported To Tax Authorities Over Unpaid Interns

The Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 31.10.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Tony Blair's private office has been reported to tax authorities over its use of unpaid interns, after a graduate revealed he was rejected as he could...

Surviving Unpaid Internships

Cerian Jenkins | Posted 27.11.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Cerian Jenkins

It's a tough time to be an intern at the moment. Though the number and range of internships in the UK have increased considerably in the last few years, a staggering one in three interns are working for nothing. Zilch. Nada.

Why is Boris Johnson Using Unpaid Interns?

Tanya de Grunwald | Posted 08.04.2012 | UK Politics
Tanya de Grunwald

When over a million under-25s are now unemployed in the UK - and Johnson claims he supports the campaign for a London Living Wage (£8.30 an hour) - many young people will find this advert pretty shocking. There it was, bold as brass, on the politics jobs website Work for an MP.

Lucy Sherriff

Clegg's Double Standards On His Unpaid Interns

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 20.12.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Liberal Democrat headquarters continue to recruit at least nine unpaid interns three times a year, despite Nick Clegg’s championing of a campaign to...