The_Captain wrote: » It's not an issue of going for a job interview with a different company and being asked whether you were paid or not. It's more to do with companies treating paid interns as actual employees giving them more responsibilities and having them actually do the job they're paying them to do, which makes that company more likely to keep them on as paid staff after the internship. The third link below also shows that there's no difference in grades or exam results between paid and unpaid interns, so it's not a case that only the best and brightest are offered paid internshipshttps://www.naceweb.org/s08012012/paid-intern-job-offer/https://www.naceweb.org/s05292013/paid-unpaid-interns-job-offer.aspxhttp://www.internbridge.com/2012%20Salary%20Report.pdf
Tiddlypeeps wrote: » I started my career off with a paid internship. I have since done many job interviews and have never once been asked if it was paid or not, I put down no indication either way on my CV as I thought it was irrelevant. Is it normal for people to ask in interviews if an internship was paid or not? It's quite possible my experience is not the norm. Do you have a link to the studies you mentioned?
The_Captain wrote: » Studies show that taking an unpaid internship does little or nothing to help your employment prospects, while taking a paid internship makes you far more likely to get a job. Although, if you prefer, you could say that the people most likely to get a job are unlikely to take an unpaid internship.
Baron Kurtz wrote: » Exactly. A lot of people on the scratch declare they would do 'anything' to get out of the house, voluntary work etc. Is Jobbridge not this 'anything' and perfectly tailored for this, to staunch the boredom and get back into routine? Okay, it could be implemented better to be a little more worthwhile financially, but a lot of people baulk at the idea of it when it's presented to them and by that rationale they're talking out of two sides of their mouth.
Brutal Deluxe wrote: » IIRC Tesco did actually get some people on it when it was on the news about them doing it. Besides, there are still examples today of places like that doing ithttp://jobseeker.fas.ie/Default.aspx?q=B+fomdowzS8kaDnSlUDk1zaMUPiFEeNrNWjviinu490thmC2C0u+DM1d7/OA0K58pE5X2wN4u0OYwiBUS9Dw6+VQyvztru0KUxMVFgSzABIFHbhHHEBP3Jonba2ax8tSYOLfop/SeWXR1vF3tYJF+9eZqaIbgCyIWGF/Nf+2zWeJVrgnQDTJ7zNLRFjGXaSu8SXBISaRGbVY6kmUnP5ylgBEMh1P5krvvB+BPXSTUeBsY348yjGP1pOghyUw0SGjGCXcZ9c5M/lyCoS1LkYegmHUxG3mQbVmozoUL5YRRPg9uMYji+ijAJHybPbnA2UrrC82vOYNbLDqfdpJaw2bhGQr5SVwh21XL6CxUbw1LP/DvxIYNXYWe2rsmeOGN21WTPlJZwdz8QmQmLVxHjdXDjEWX8QyqxRAovOsNIPDvrbKTWqdRIsriDKnCFh4yO7d0ZGMhGOWc9RNSngDvaP5bEkoXhbSxiD2yVCAiMyamYg=http://jobseeker.fas.ie/Default.aspx?q=B+fomdowzS8kaDnSlUDk1zaMUPiFEeNrNWjviinu490thmC2C0u+DPyV1clGtU3WkFA40vTHTdefFhNIf6yj2MXu7gSxaYu984bfegAmqDjWAK6CDnStx3yvkt5CaR0R81CHXTrXPo8glphLeI5flIpckKK+25TEYZ4clUyYqxgRiquE7SVkxWCEiaAVJuiAGXMD1twwqWyBit932wdDXIr+vVdlqjgPnXs/G4nF0PlJ9odj/BLd+XfTqUNeOol9SrZHrRcRWL3Apr3L3H9yqJtSKmXSovmYIsJm4hns8v4LK+eiQGyYq28woUHJ7P81VSxo9E9FaJnHyxP5H8uku4kVl8FwIh8dRyNJq1Or54ITvto0Xhp1x1TztKBWz3JYF0/wr3k/c82YfkjP6pA/Boj5WNbnVIotgQ/yTd0NkO9ogYy8dddkicwiJsW+om5BzDcKBkxYD+1aAWuV72ga/awmTqCPe/YHYrF5Oc4poAA=
The Backwards Man wrote: » I was on the dole for a while a few years ago as I had to wait to get vetted. I would have gladly signed up for such a scheme for NO extra money. There's nothing as demeaning as sitting around on your hole all day doing nothing.
jos22 wrote: » the states pays the the 188 + 50 euro top on job bridge employers pays you nothing
kevohmsford wrote: » JobBridge should be for only people just finished college to gain experience in their chosen field. The whole thing has been abused by companies to get cheap workers.
homerjay2005 wrote: » ah but you see, thats the problem - people see it as getting 188 for nothing, but only 50euro for doing something. i think its a great scheme and it should be brought in as standard all accross the country. if you dont want to work for your dole, you can f*ck off.
Warper wrote: » What do you think of the current Govt's scheme that if you are out of work for a certain period of time, eg 6 months that you have to work 20 hrs a week for an extra €50 to stop you from getting your dole docked? Of course the primary reason for this is getting people off the live register which is a total underhanded way of falsifying the current state of the unemployment problem. Personally i think its one of the worst policies the current Govt have come up with. It is basically a cheap form of slave labour enforced upon the unfortunate ones in society that have lost their job or simply can't get a job. It is utterly demeaning paying someone 50 quid a week for 20 hrs labour. Its equivalent to €2.50 an hour, well below the minimum wage. They should pay the person the minimum wage at least. Quite frankly its scandalous. The fact that practically no one gets a full time job from it also highlights the greedy companies that avail of this form of cheap labour. All in all the whole JobBridge thing sickens me.
naughtb4 wrote: » Pretty sure €188 (or whatever)+€50 isnt €2.50 an hour. The whole amount should surely be taken
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GarIT wrote: » I didn't know it was being done but it's not happening enough. Is it a requirement or something you can opt into? You should be given an option, JobBridge, charity or community work, not working shouldn't be an option.
jos22 wrote: » you do know that they already do this with TUS and Gateway, I think there is at least 10,000 people on TUS working for their dole in charity etc gateway people are sweeping the streets, cutting grassing and hedges etc
GarIT wrote: » I understand the mechanics perfectly. I like you also thought that the employer paid the €50. It's not about the saving, its about equality, if the taxpayer is supporting somebody I think it is much more beneficial that the person is actually working rather than getting the money for nothing. I have no doubt if people had to work for social welfare payments the amount of claimants would reduce, mainly through a reduction in fraud, and a certain sub set of claimants who currently don't look for work at all may begin to look for better work given that they have to work anyway. This doesn't have to be exclusively JobBridge work, claimants could also work for a charity to claim the dole or work for the state doing community work. As long as we have litter, graffiti, communal areas, homeless people there are jobs to be created. For example Tidy Towns could easily take on 10k people nationwide, possibly more, I'm sure none of SVP, simon, aware, Age Action, ISPCA would refuse extra help. The charities that operate support phone lines are always looking for help. Money shouldn't come free to people, even if it is a small amount it is enough to discourage some from working.
Mr. Incognito wrote: » I have a lot of issues with this but I just want to make sure you understand the basic mechanics of job bridge. On the dole the state pays you 187 a week odd. On job bridge the state pays you 187 a week odd and the employer pays you an additional fifty euro. It is not saving the state one cent. You do grasp this dont you? Your post appears not to. Also there are 300,000 unemployed. There are not 300,000 jobs to fill, even if everyone worked for free.
Mr. Incognito wrote: » Wow. So it costs the state to subsidise slave labour.
Mr. Incognito wrote: » I have a lot of issues with this but I just want to make sure you understand the basic mechanics of job bridge. On the dole the state pays you 187 a week odd. On job bridge the state pays you 187 a week odd and the employer pays you an additional fifty euro. It is not saving the state one cent.You do grasp this dont you? Your post appears not to. Also there are 300,000 unemployed. There are not 300,000 jobs to fill, even if everyone worked for free.
Mr. Incognito wrote: » I have a lot of issues with this but I just want to make sure you understand the basic mechanics of job bridge. On the dole the state pays you 187 a week odd. On job bridge the state pays you 187 a week odd and the employer pays you an additional fifty euro. It is not saving the state one cent. You do grasp this dont you? Your post appears not to.
GarIT wrote: » I think it is a good system, could be implemented better but a positive start. The taxpayer is not responsible for supporting the unemployed, it is something that is done for a few reasons, humanity, reducing crime rates and other reasons. I'm a fan of the tribal model, if you're too old, too young or unable to hunt the tribe will help you out, but if you are capable of hunting but wont, you starve. We should scrap unemployment benefit where possible, the government should provide a relevant JobBridge job to anyone unemployed as soon as they become unemployed if possible. Where not possible they can receive the dole, turn down a job without a great reason and you get nothing. JobBridge could be restructured. It should pay minimum wage. Companies that have a conversion rate of interns to job offers of less than 50% should be kicked off the scheme. The interns should cost the company more so they are not abused as much as cheap labour. That carry on of being allowed wait for something relevant needs to be stopped though. If you have an degree in certain subjects you should be treated as having no degree and be made accept any job, if you have less than a 2:1 you should be treated as if you have no degree. I have actually heard of somebody that was allowed refuse a job because it wasn't relevant to her degree, a scraped pass in Irish & ancient Celtic studies. The reality with a lot of degrees is that no relevant jobs exist.