PR Agencies running roughshod over interns- maybe PR but very similar problem to GraphGrads- The Drum Feature..
There is simply NO excuse for not paying students a wage and/or subsistence. Sure undergraduates learn on the job - but so do we all. Interns add real value to a business.
Read more at http://www.thedrum.co.uk/opinion/2012/08/31/intern-agency-scandal-are-pr-agencies-riding-roughshod-over-interns#64rVxJ59ys4dryHD.99
To my mind the only two possible exceptions to not paying a wage are (1) charities (but even here many executives working for charities can claw back their expenses) and (2) agencies taking on interns a day a week over a period of a few weeks or a period of two or three weeks with a structured work programme that incorporates real learning outcomes.
Read more at http://www.thedrum.co.uk/opinion/2012/08/31/intern-agency-scandal-are-pr-agencies-riding-roughshod-over-interns#64rVxJ59ys4dryHD.99
READ IT ALL HERE..
