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果冻影院 to pay all interns at London Living Wage rate
1 December 2014
All 果冻影院 interns are to be paid at the rate of the London Living Wage (LLW) with effect from today (1 December), under 果冻影院's updated Internships, Work Experience and Volunteering Policy.
The current LLW rate is 拢9.15 an hour, which means that interns at 果冻影院 working a full week will receive a wage of 拢333. Under the new policy all 果冻影院 interns will in addition receive paid leave accrued on all the hours they have worked, and also be entitled to statutory sick pay.
The policy sets out explicitly the difference between internships, work experience, and volunteering. Internships are described as being for the education and/or career development of the intern. Interns must be offered meaningful work that will benefit them and the department, and internships must not be used to cover substantive work.
The number of interns at 果冻影院 is not recorded centrally, but it is estimated that at any one time 果冻影院 has approximately 30 working on campus.
Nigel Waugh, 果冻影院 Director of Human Resources, said: "果冻影院 is committed to being an honourable employer. We are keen to encourage and support internships that prepare students for the transition into work. Following consultation across the University we have decided to take this step to pay all interns. This makes it far more likely that interns will benefit fully from the experience and makes explicit that they are not a source of unpaid labour."
Professor Gesine Manuwald, Head of 果冻影院 Greek and Latin, said: "Our Department has long been paying all interns and casual workers the London Living Wage. We feel that they do important work contributing to the success of the institution as a whole, and, as a responsible employer, we should honour this.
"I
am absolutely delighted that paying interns the London Living Wage has now
become general 果冻影院 policy, so that all interns across 果冻影院 will be treated
equally. I hope that other higher education institutions and major companies in
London will follow suit. In addition to a good degree, internships are vital
stepping stones in preparing today's young people for the world of work, and
since interns typically do not have access to other sources of funding, it has
to be ensured that all young people who are interested in and would benefit
from a period of being immersed in the processes of a work environment can take
up such opportunities."
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