…can set them back hundreds of pounds a month. This means people from ‘modest backgrounds’ are being shut out of competitive industries as they’re having to fork out hundreds in…
Fairness for interns
…caps on student numbers, it is likely this competition will intensify in the years to come. Despite the expansion of highly-qualified candidates, only 42 per cent of employers and young…
Unpaid internships cost graduates at least £5,556
…their typical bills for rent, transport and subsistence while they work for free. It found a third of all internships are unpaid despite a groundswell of public and political opinion…
Unpaid internships ‘closed to all but the super-rich’
…in highly-competitive professions such as journalism, politics and law, it was claimed. The Sutton Trust, a social mobility charity, warned that poorer graduates may be missing out on good jobs…
Unpaid work costs interns £926 a month
…per hour. A similar placement in Manchester would cost £4,728, or £788 a month for accommodation, bills and food, excluding transport costs which are usually paid by the employer. An…
Nearly a third of graduate interns are unpaid, each spending £926 a month to work for free
…internships last longer than 12 months. Less than 3% think internships lasting longer than a month should be completely unpaid. The new research brief, Internship or Indenture examines the cost…