End of the unpaid intern?

_46795095_jobsearch226-1The days of the unpaid intern could be numbered. The excellent blog Interns Anonymous said last week that it had received information that HMRC will very shortly issue guidelines recognising that internships qualify for the minimum wage. And not before time. The practice of expecting graduates to work unpaid for months before they can even be considered for paid work is rife in the creative sector, particularly
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Barbara Gunnell | Wednesday, 25th November, 2009 at 4:31 pm | Blog | No comment


Queen’s Speech: “the-one-in-five”

ben-bradshaw-mp_0003The surprise announcement in the Queen’s Speech that the Government intends special help in getting 16-24 year olds into work is welcome indeed. The even more surprising news of help for this group in becoming self-employed is especially welcome. As we noted after the publication of November unemployment figures these are the young people that urgently need support if we are not to create a new lost generation. The “one-in-five”, as we called them in our recent blog (19.8 per cent of this group are actively seeking work), cannot afford to be out of work (more…)

Barbara Gunnell | Thursday, 19th November, 2009 at 10:29 pm | Blog | No comment


Turning creative ideas into money

Wah NailsDid you know that it’s Enterprise Week? On Tuesday 18 November Martin Bright, NDotM’s founder, chaired a seminar at the University of the Arts titled ‘Turning Creative Ideas into Money’ stressing the need for an entrepreneurial spirit in the creative industries. This was part of a series of events organised by Enterprise Centre for the Creative Arts (ECCA) for Global Enterprise Week.

It was truly inspiring to hear the three young panellists relate their experiences and talk about their paths to (more…)

Marcus Mason | Wednesday, 18th November, 2009 at 5:49 pm | Blog | No comment


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