"Jobsbridge" - National graduate internship programme- a scam to enrich employers at the State's expense.

[Dr. FIVE]

All about massaging live register and more importantly driving down wages in the private sector. Success for far.

[People Korps]

All about massaging live register and more importantly driving down wages in the private sector. Success for far.

Slavebridge? seen it in the UK in the 80s and 90s just about taking the live unemployed numbers down for a few months

[Dr. FIVE]

Similar scheme (in all senses of the word) in the UK at the moment.

[People Korps]

Similar scheme (in all senses of the word) in the UK at the moment.

They have been doing it in UK forever ..back in the 80s you could go on a morning course to become an entrepreneur and they would sideline you from live register for 6 months

[Kitty O'Shea]

Only 400 odd out of the 6,800 seem to have been taken on by the company which employed them. About 6% I'd say. And Burton considers this to be such a great success that she is expanding it. I'd hate to see what she considers a failure.

Or possibly she is measuring success by how happy the companies getting the free labour are.

I've had a few interviews for internships none of which would have got me a job at the end of the placement. This was made clear at the interviews. I know this is a complete waste of valuable funds but as an unemployed person, my views are neither here nor there.
Also, the rational behind these schemes is that employers (being the sensitive types) don't want to risk employing people (as far as I can make out) so this scheme gives otherwise unemployable people a chance to prove themselves. The minister worded it nicer but that is the gist of it.

[fluffybiscuits]

I've had a few interviews for internships none of which would have got me a job at the end of the placement. This was made clear at the interviews. I know this is a complete waste of valuable funds but as an unemployed person, my views are neither here nor there.
Also, the rational behind these schemes is that employers (being the sensitive types) don't want to risk employing people (as far as I can make out) so this scheme gives otherwise unemployable people a chance to prove themselves. The minister worded it nicer but that is the gist of it.

Only thing I can say Kitty is not to give up. Keep your head up and keep on going through you will land on your feet. The emotional and mental toll on people is the worst part, we build ourselves up to do a job and we dont get it and its easy to lose hope.

[C. Flower]

http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/...ACc_HI.twitter

Intern bites back ... ?

[ang]

Constantin Gurdgiev not impressed -

@irishstu I just emailed info@houseofireland.com ab their disgraceful ad on ‪#JobBridge‬ - http://bit.ly/NtO4wr - it's an abuse of the system

Hey twitterati - let's send a message to @House_ofIreland on foot of their #jobbridge application: http://bit.ly/NtO4wr

Web Developer Internship with House of Ireland under JobBridge National Internship Scheme (www.jobbridge.ie)
We currently have an opportunity for an internship as a web developer to assist in upgrading our website - www.houseofireland.com. The freelance web developer will assist in migration of the current e-commerce platform from a customised version of OS Commerce to Magento. The freelance web developer will have excellent PHP programming and knowledge of front-end graphic design and will provide support in the maintenance of the current site over the longer term. This is a hugely exciting opportunity to work with Ireland's leading branded gifts, jewellery, clothing and accessories website with a predominantly international customer base.

http://www.jobs.ie/ApplyForJob.aspx?Id=1184398

[Baron von Biffo]

Employers are whinging that only getting 6 to 9 months unpaid labour from people on JobsBridge isn't enough for them. To her shame, the Minister for Lifestyle Choices seems sympathetic to them. She even calls the slave labour scheme, "the new apprenticeship".

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/...321631102.html

[Kitty O'Shea]

Employers are whinging that only getting 6 to 9 months unpaid labour from people on JobsBridge isn't enough for them. To her shame, the Minister for Lifestyle Choices seems sympathetic to them. She even calls the slave labour scheme, "the new apprenticeship".

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/...321631102.html

Did she now....
I happen to hear a good news article a local station, there is an huge increase in businesses taking on people this year.

Then on a rep from the Small Businesses' Association was whining about the lack of skills, which I couldn't understand. Then I realised that all of us on the dole are immediately discounted, by the sounds of it.

Note, pay rises for the special people in Leinster House. http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland...ar-203198.html

[Troubleshooter]

I agree ISME and their mouth spokesman Fielding want to pay nothing or as little as they can for workers and Joan is falling into their trap .

[Troubleshooter]

Remember guys I told you about this scam well before yesterday over 40 % working in the public service slave labour

[Troubleshooter]

are you guys aware that TDs are " employing" interns do send out press information about their
wonderful work

[DCon]

are you guys aware that TDs are " employing" interns do send out press information about their
wonderful work

Are they really?


While Ministers increase the salaries paid to Terry Prone and their multiple friends who advise them..

[C. Flower]

are you guys aware that TDs are " employing" interns do send out press information about their
wonderful work

This is not new. The Oireachtas has been overrun with US "interns" from the 90s at least.