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


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


Budget: NDotM Press Release

PrintBudget 2009: New Deal of the Mind Press Release

The 2009 Budget Is Nothing Short of A New Deal of the Mind

New Deal of the Mind welcomes the measures laid out by the Chancellor in today’s Budget to help boost innovation and tackle unemployment. Since its inception earlier this year, the New Deal of the Mind coalition (NDotM) has argued that we must act now or risk losing a generation of young people to the recession. (more…)

Peter Barrett | Thursday, 23rd April, 2009 at 1:46 am | Blog | No comment


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