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Jobbridge- Taking advantage of the unemployed

Jobbridge- Taking advantage of the unemployed

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Started by Anonymous 14 years, 1 month ago
The Jobbridge scheme although useful for actual internships of real value which can provide experience of real value to graduates, employers are advertising no experience required positions and the scheme is being taken advantage of by some employers. Positions such as waiter and waitress/gardener/general operative/labourer etc are not internships of value. They are JOBS of value to the people of Ireland. JOBS which are badly needed. JOBS which companies would be offering are now being offered as internships for cheap labour. What can be advertised as an Internship needs to be defined properly so as employers will not take advantage of the scheme. Common sense on the matter from Government would really help the scheme. Please sign the petition so as the government gets the message loud and clear. No party affiliation, just people of Ireland together.

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May 31, 2012

I have been reading through all the stories people are sending in about their own experiences with these internship listings and it honestly makes my blood boil how many of you are seeing actual paid roles turned into free labor. It feels like nobody in charge is listening to how broken this system has become but I am going to keep pushing these examples forward until they have no choice but to pay attention to the reality on the ground.

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Sean Lund
14 years ago Featured

Exploitation pure and simple. The government needs to wake up and see what these businesses are doing to us.

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Mark Reid
14 years ago Featured

Ridiculous to call manual labour an internship. Just pay people for their work!

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Liam Das
14 years ago Featured

Total scam. Was asked to apply for a cleaning role through this, how is that an internship? Needs to stop.

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Aoife Perez
14 years ago Featured

Been watching this happen for months now. People need real wages not this internship nonsense.

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Siobhan Mathis
14 years ago Featured

Disgraceful behavior from employers. They dont want to pay a fair wage so they use this instead. Shameful.

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Ciara Robinson
14 years ago Featured

This scheme is a joke. Real jobs are being replaced by these internships so companies can get free staff. Sort it out.

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