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Internship scheme offers 5,000 work placements to people on the dole

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  • #1472
    Worztron
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,983 ✭✭✭Worztron


    stateofflux wrote: »
    just wait until the 'pathway to work' scheme is unveiled next week. then you will see. gonna be a lot of forced free labour for irish business.

    What is pathway to work? Is that the time limit thing?

    Mitch Hedberg: "Rice is great if you're really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something."



  • #1473
    stateofflux
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,563 ✭✭✭stateofflux


    Worztron wrote: »
    What is pathway to work? Is that the time limit thing?

    yes.

    plenty of internships opportunities in the oireachtas "http://www.thejournal.ie/tds-jobbridge-interns-could-help-us-do-our-jobs-326890-Jan2012/) and toilet cleaning sectors await where you will learn valuable skills such as toilet bowl maintance and jizz mopping. If you are crazy enough to refuse such a golden offer for any reason..your benefits will be cut and you could be homeless


  • #1474
    jambon29
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46 ✭jambon29


    I was looking at doing an internship but i hear the company i have applied to do loads of overtime and to be honest it's bad enough to be doing a job for free without having to do loads of overtime. So my question is will i have to do all the overtime?


  • #1475
    cloptrop
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,923 ✭✭✭cloptrop


    jambon29 wrote: »
    I was looking at doing an internship but i hear the company i have applied to do loads of overtime and to be honest it's bad enough to be doing a job for free without having to do loads of overtime. So my question is will i have to do all the overtime?

    If the internship is with mask crusaders then yes because its in their theme tune.

    Mask crusaders
    Working overtime fighting crime.
    Mamamamama mask.


  • #1476
    Nothingbetter2d
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,037 ✭✭✭Nothingbetter2d


    jambon29 wrote: »
    I was looking at doing an internship but i hear the company i have applied to do loads of overtime and to be honest it's bad enough to be doing a job for free without having to do loads of overtime. So my question is will i have to do all the overtime?

    under the internship your only allowed to do upto 40hrs /week


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  • #1477
    Hande hoche!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,952 ✭✭✭Hande hoche!


    cloptrop wrote: »
    If the internship is with mask crusaders then yes because its in their theme tune.

    Mask crusaders
    Working overtime fighting crime.
    Mamamamama mask.
    That was oddly endearing.


  • #1478
    jambon29
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46 ✭jambon29


    Nothingbetter2d wrote: »
    under the internship your only allowed to do upto 40hrs /week
    Yeah but is that enforced?


  • #1479
    Guy:Incognito
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,227 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    My cousin is an elctrical engineer. Fully qualified and workign the last 8 years or so till he was made redundant towards the end of last year. He was having a look at the jobsbridge site and came across a few companies advertising for peopel to basically do the full job he has qualified for but not wanting to pay while also putting "minimum 2 years experience" on the ad too :rolleyes:

    So go get paid nothing to get experience doing a job your qualified for and already have experience in?

    Companies are openly taking the piss and getting work for free just so they dont have to pay someone.


  • #1480
    Lord TSC
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 42,996 Mod ✭✭✭✭Lord TSC


    jambon29 wrote: »
    Nothingbetter2d wrote: »
    under the internship your only allowed to do upto 40hrs /week
    Yeah but is that enforced?
    I think its up to you to report abuse of the rules. Of course if you do, you likely can kiss being kept on full time goodbye...


  • #1481
    Nothingbetter2d
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,037 ✭✭✭Nothingbetter2d


    Teamshadowclan wrote: »
    I think its up to you to report abuse of the rules. Of course if you do, you likely can kiss being kept on full time goodbye...

    the company would also kiss good bye to being allowed to take on interns


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  • #1482
    stupidusername
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,762 ✭✭✭✭stupidusername


    Nothingbetter2d wrote: »
    the company would also kiss good bye to being allowed to take on interns

    you would hope so, though I would have serious doubts.


  • #1483
    Guy:Incognito
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,227 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    Nothingbetter2d wrote: »
    the company would also kiss good bye to being allowed to take on interns

    Even if that happens though they have gotten whatever amount of time of free labour already. Many could well afford to have been paying someone to do the job anyway.


  • #1484
    AnnyHallsal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,118 ✭✭✭AnnyHallsal


    The highly profitable ESB can't pay someone to assist with PR, eh?

    http://bit.ly/xJ8s3U

    Or project management support:

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    etc:

    http://bit.ly/ACzAxZ

    http://bit.ly/xGdvpb

    http://bit.ly/AlWx45

    http://bit.ly/xh4S1E

    http://bit.ly/Ax0juO


  • #1485
    nice_very
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,723 ✭✭✭nice_very


    I was passing the Fas office this morning, said Id pop in and check out their computer job machine things as I hadnt checked out the fas website in a few days..

    Lo and behold ANY job that was relevant to my education/experience was an internship, its so obvious this scheme is a complete slave labour numbers game.

    The only way I would do one of these would be if I was "forced" (dole cut), or if the company ALSO paid 50, grand total of 288 euros for 40 hours work - LET PEOPLE HAVE SOME DIGNITY FFS


  • #1486
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,968 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Another thread on it here http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056525650


  • #1487
    TwoShedsJackson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,438 ✭✭✭TwoShedsJackson


    jambon29 wrote: »
    Yeah but is that enforced?

    You'd have to enforce it yourself and not let the company exploit you. Of course if you do this you have no chance of a job with them after the internship, if indeed there ever was a chance of a job.

    So then you report them and keep at it - if you don't these companies will just keep exploiting the next guy/gal in line.


  • #1488
    doncarlos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,851 ✭✭✭doncarlos


    Guy:Incognito wrote: »
    My cousin is an elctrical engineer. Fully qualified and workign the last 8 years or so till he was made redundant towards the end of last year. He was having a look at the jobsbridge site and came across a few companies advertising for peopel to basically do the full job he has qualified for but not wanting to pay while also putting "minimum 2 years experience" on the ad too :rolleyes:

    So go get paid nothing to get experience doing a job your qualified for and already have experience in?

    Companies are openly taking the piss and getting work for free just so they dont have to pay someone.

    Companies are not allowed ask for experience. It's under the rules of jobbridge, so either these companies are breaking the rules or your cousin is winding you up.


  • #1489
    CatFromHue
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,451 Mod ✭✭✭✭CatFromHue


    Guy:Incognito wrote: »
    My cousin is an elctrical engineer. Fully qualified and workign the last 8 years or so till he was made redundant towards the end of last year. He was having a look at the jobsbridge site and came across a few companies advertising for peopel to basically do the full job he has qualified for but not wanting to pay while also putting "minimum 2 years experience" on the ad too :rolleyes:

    So go get paid nothing to get experience doing a job your qualified for and already have experience in?

    Companies are openly taking the piss and getting work for free just so they dont have to pay someone.

    Did he report them to Jobbridge?


  • #1490
    sunflower27
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,822 ✭✭✭sunflower27


    Housekeeping Assistant

    Description
    The intern will gain practical experience in maintaining a high standard of cleanliness in a busy modern housekeeping department. The intern will receive formal/informal training in the following: general housekeeping and cleaning duties, transporting patients in wheelchairs and trolleys and in keeping a modern busy hospital maintained to the highest standards. On completion the intern will have attained skills in vacuuming, polishing and hygiene and cleaning and maintaining the highest standards of hygiene ad cleanliness required in a hospital environment. Comply with the National Hygiene Audit.

    All I have to say is :mad:


  • #1491
    sunflower27
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,822 ✭✭✭sunflower27


    It goes without saying, but of course the vacuuming internship:

    Duration

    9 Months


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  • #1492
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,968 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    linky?


  • #1493
    sunflower27
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,822 ✭✭✭sunflower27


    Sorry, can't get link to work!!!

    It's on the Jobbridge site, St Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny.


  • #1494
    phasers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,159 ✭✭✭✭phasers


    Screengrab of the cleaner 'internship'


  • #1495
    Acacia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,816 ✭✭✭Acacia


    sunflower27 wrote: »
    Housekeeping Assistant

    Description
    The intern will gain practical experience in maintaining a high standard of cleanliness in a busy modern housekeeping department. The intern will receive formal/informal training in the following: general housekeeping and cleaning duties, transporting patients in wheelchairs and trolleys and in keeping a modern busy hospital maintained to the highest standards. On completion the intern will have attained skills in vacuuming, polishing and hygiene and cleaning and maintaining the highest standards of hygiene ad cleanliness required in a hospital environment. Comply with the National Hygiene Audit.

    All I have to say is :mad:

    *head explodes with rage*

    Is there no depth to which the cretins exploiting this scheme won't sink? Sure they'd be eejits not to- they hold all the power over the unemployed and it's a pat on the back from the government they get, instead of any repurcussions.

    Fcuking joke of a country.


  • #1496
    sunflower27
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,822 ✭✭✭sunflower27


    Same hospital

    Porter Assitant
    The intern will gain practical experience in the delivery of portering services to hospital patients, staff and visitors. The intern will receive formal/informal training in the following: transfer of patients within the hospital, transfer of specimens and/or blood samples to/from laboratory, assist ambulance personnel from time to time in patient transfers, support A&E staff in the performance of their duties, ensure all clients and visitors behave in a proper and dignified manner, accept responsibility for keys to premises and use in accordance with agreed protocols.

    FFS!!! Interns in A&E!!!


  • #1497
    Acacia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,816 ✭✭✭Acacia


    sunflower27 wrote: »
    Same hospital

    Porter Assitant
    The intern will gain practical experience in the delivery of portering services to hospital patients, staff and visitors. The intern will receive formal/informal training in the following: transfer of patients within the hospital, transfer of specimens and/or blood samples to/from laboratory, assist ambulance personnel from time to time in patient transfers, support A&E staff in the performance of their duties, ensure all clients and visitors behave in a proper and dignified manner, accept responsibility for keys to premises and use in accordance with agreed protocols.

    FFS!!! Interns in A&E!!!


    You know it would just be so comforting to be a patient in that hospital, knowing that a percentage of the staff are people more or less forced to work these jobs out of fear of losing their dole, probably couldn't care less about the job at hand ( why would they? It's not like they're being paid enough to care, just to scrape by) and probably have no experience in a hospital/medical environment.

    Would they not just hire a&e staff and cleaners? Presumably there were people in these paid positions before the slave programme internship came along.


  • #1498
    sunflower27
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,822 ✭✭✭sunflower27


    And now I really HAVE seen it all...

    Funeral Home Assistant/Mortuary Technician

    The intern will gain practical experience in working within a funeral home specifically relating to funeral arrangements, administration and preference given to those that are interested in embalming/hygienic treatment. The intern will receive formal/informal training in the following: funeral arrangements and where appropriate an opportunity to gain a thorough understanding of the embalming/hygienic treatment process. On completion the intern will have attained skills in funeral administration.


  • #1499
    stupidusername
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,762 ✭✭✭✭stupidusername


    I've interviewed for 3 internships
    1) I was told they were looking for someone with experience
    2) They interviewed a number of people, then reposted the ad as a paid position
    3) Told me they'd a fantastic range of people to choose from, unfortunately you didn't get it etc etc - and are advertising for the internship still.


  • #1500
    maninasia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,636 ✭✭✭maninasia


    sunflower27 wrote: »
    And now I really HAVE seen it all...

    Funeral Home Assistant/Mortuary Technician

    The intern will gain practical experience in working within a funeral home specifically relating to funeral arrangements, administration and preference given to those that are interested in embalming/hygienic treatment. The intern will receive formal/informal training in the following: funeral arrangements and where appropriate an opportunity to gain a thorough understanding of the embalming/hygienic treatment process. On completion the intern will have attained skills in funeral administration.

    I heard there are tonnes of people dying to get into this.


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  • #1501
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 5,079 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Funeral Home Assistant/Mortuary Technician

    The intern will gain practical experience in working within a funeral home specifically relating to funeral arrangements, administration and preference given to those that are interested in embalming/hygienic treatment. The intern will receive formal/informal training in the following: funeral arrangements and where appropriate an opportunity to gain a thorough understanding of the embalming/hygienic treatment process. On completion the intern will have attained skills in funeral administration.

    http://intern.jobbridge.ie/Default.aspx?q=EPlaPGjGTkJPvw2HbupvomRKfuwSLUx4szY0oneCXmhaJZ1mnIOUuwIExl+wy/G0Tthzt/2W5CMp/+CkgLv7gwIoey0cj0B4SI5dbxflx6BdAXBYbxVWifJh6XjRXznhgaI0NLa+yjw6ldKUI6KvVyB8w0PRObJic6dMKpb1DXeWQdfSjFLRy4z/xA5x2VaxhLqk5RalEA7EhbF6CVEsiBfnYOiQx+julm38AMBVmpZNHvrcerrKQk8Eb6THLmZwJBJssye8IDuaMc2xGiqtpmGwpEVgsqafxhmrVNKCsLT2Mz823BvjPz19I+OaOO7z3HHOTnsj3YmXsodYD2o620WTcu3OzTjZxuEMGy6gIY87JCdZSBNV++fuXB03mccw+14lkHVdjqbICl084Nmd8h+nlpySTlBuOVtVhb2CRYto9YKGZwfK7vWabNeBq7qLJ/BLPQ92rNuXJL99TOIoBfoo07BHs4kP
    Cleaner

    The intern will gain practical experience in maintaining cleaning standards in a hospital environment. The intern will receive formal/informal training in the following: Hygiene, infection control, hazardous chemicals, manual handling in addition to a number of other healthcare related training courses. On completion the intern will have attained skills in housekeeping in a hospital environment, working with hazardous chemicals and complying with manual handling procedures.

    http://intern.jobbridge.ie/Default.aspx?q=B+fomdowzS8kaDnSlUDk1zaMUPiFEeNrNWjviinu490thmC2C0u+DNE5wmOZHhw4TYJjDjqAs+mA4XEHTB++xgnjMLVdPM4i4lA9QZ9C5c4sCaDx9wRrTF5lo7FOk+2q/MBATiUMBcLIqEahSlplRugL+cTyU2G0Hjwk+Ek9pC/O1Pt83vM9k4DbxitR+uijdcqNlR1VNgL4JsBk+nk/+SmcZYGmGze2AvYXkoi6qNb1wsF901o+Ml6b5A+GcuJc4XY+B25Ks6l14malJk77hFeekjpiQLOikur9PZa4W0aY6q90x2Y1dxYO/x0XAU8a2EhIR2mdJB4Oiic4S0GEGu777C03CJ6uzRAY2fjSLeySCWU6r3TFWXDKTjSnpMdu1QDsj/NY18DVuCenGeElyES6hPEUTfVBBp7bKw/jOaHMjV9+WXe0TDMexrzRDBoh8H6nd8nVI2mxrEwQRsCifIjKgkCY0Qqr6BWotRDTaMQ=

    Housekeeping Assistant

    The intern will gain practical experience in maintaining a high standard of cleanliness in a busy modern housekeeping department. The intern will receive formal/informal training in the following: general housekeeping and cleaning duties, transporting patients in wheelchairs and trolleys and in keeping a modern busy hospital maintained to the highest standards. On completion the intern will have attained skills in vacuuming, polishing and hygiene and cleaning and maintaining the highest standards of hygiene ad cleanliness required in a hospital environment. Comply with the National Hygiene Audit.

    http://intern.jobbridge.ie/Default.aspx?q=pWnHYWj4WF5C1jlFrLuEODgiWLrEJU+WQ9k/RRidKabixPDRamxXTH6F/I8AAKblYvSBeUpd25Bumm8gFPro/MTrPZ7hs+dwJRg8ZxkLGz3Sv9rk31cGnULh1pUxeO9Uffbg243U7c8ZJKVa9BnJ8A9mFlOEn4mFxYV8c0mGeGWHupvYmzToc3S7Wz+QcUKduqWjMq8LBDwaWROPIQJnPkW/GYJT8l1cWDP1ZgJFkIknm4iqOU1+isRQNkftLZfMt5Znid07VoSYLNx4tpfQDXivLGgUlT5xWoNNZsny/d3WkvuyzM0YFKO5CtxUNuo2A3Y46/DX9xoZX8gE7MCO8fYNj97g6/Ol4CSrW5Z6kLzyQwOC8pHJvAFQse/gIrUfRWVG6ogrfpbqUMDjzMeQTXWXQT1DHWWdpGXnCqicHH0FueVUMQfIxEINdavQd9xs7AFZeWuE3Eu7GlmeDnYINRNPaeDE2iTLAJPgtc8u9us=

    Endless Opportunities


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