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    Eight new equality laws in the pipeline

    by Rob Moss 10 Apr 2025
    by Rob Moss 10 Apr 2025

    Rob Moss examines eight potential new equality laws, including race and disability equal pay rules and dual discrimination claims.

    • Social mobility
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    Lower socio-economic background graduates ‘overlooked’ in hiring

    by Jo Faragher 7 Mar 2025
    by Jo Faragher 7 Mar 2025

    Ethnic minority graduates from lower socio-economic backgrounds are 45% less likely to be offered an entry-level professional role than more advantaged white applicants.

    • Social mobility
    • Early careers
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    Employers support crackdown on unpaid internships

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 23 Jan 2025
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 23 Jan 2025

    Most employers support a crackdown on unpaid or underpaid internships as new research suggests a growing class divide in accessing schemes.

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    UK internships decline in line with vacancies

    by Adam McCulloch 18 Oct 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 18 Oct 2024

    According to Adzuna, the number of advertised internships has fallen by 30% compared with 2022, with only 3,817 opportunities available this October.

    • Social mobility
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    Plan to ban unpaid internships: What it means for HR

    by Emma Gross 27 Sep 2024
    by Emma Gross 27 Sep 2024

    Emma Gross outlines the implications of Labour's plan to ban unpaid internships for HR and employers in a bid to tackle inequality.

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    • Learning & development

    Asda extends internship support for those with learning disabilities

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 6 Sep 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 6 Sep 2024

    Asda extends its internship provision for those with learning disabilities to more than 70 students across 11 UK stores.

    • Disability
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    Asda supported internship for learning disabilities a success

    by Jo Faragher 10 May 2024
    by Jo Faragher 10 May 2024

    Asda has recruited a group of permanent employees with learning disabilities via a supported internship scheme.

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    Labour to target sexual harassment of interns and volunteers

    by Adam McCulloch 9 May 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 9 May 2024

    Labour says it will extend its sexual harassment proposals to cover interns and volunteers.

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    • Social mobility
    • Financial services

    Social Mobility Employers Index: Unpaid internships continue

    by Rob Moss 31 Oct 2023
    by Rob Moss 31 Oct 2023

    PwC tops the Social Mobility Employers Index again but Social Mobility Foundation calls on government to tackle unpaid internships.

    • Early careers
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    Summer internships: Steven Rothberg talks to Oven-Ready HR

    by Chris Taylor 29 Jul 2022
    by Chris Taylor 29 Jul 2022

    Steven Rothberg, founder of College Recruiter, talks to Chris Taylor about internships, part-time jobs, seasonal work and entry-level career opportunities.

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    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    Supreme Court to offer internships for underrepresented groups

    by Ashleigh Webber 27 May 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 27 May 2021

    The UK’s highest court is to offer paid internships to aspiring lawyers from underrepresented groups in a bid to boost diversity in the judiciary.

    • Early careers
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    • Education - further and higher

    Collapse in internships ‘worrying’ for talent pipeline

    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Nov 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Nov 2020

    The number of graduate jobs available have fallen this year, but a dramatic reduction in the number of work experience...

    • Social mobility
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    Campaign to take on 10,000 black interns launched

    by Ashleigh Webber 27 Oct 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 27 Oct 2020

    Organisations including the NHS, Linklaters, PwC and Zurich have committed to a programme to collectively hire 10,000 black interns, in...

    • Early careers
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    • Learning & development

    How paid internships can help boost productivity and cut recruitment costs

    by Emma Page 17 Jul 2018
    by Emma Page 17 Jul 2018

    Hiring an intern can bag you a motivated member of staff with fresh ideas and...

    • Early careers
    • Pay & benefits
    • Recruitment & retention

    Legal opinion: Internships and the national minimum wage

    by Vanessa James 20 Jun 2013
    by Vanessa James 20 Jun 2013

    Lawyer Vanessa James looks into how employers should approach internships and whether or not interns are entitled to the minimum...

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