Have internships replaced on-the-job training?
‘Over the last decade employers are reaching for the unpaid internship first as a way of getting recent graduates and not having to pay anything to train them’
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Idea that college is less valuable is a 'terrible lie'
Jason Kenney stresses skills development and new website for students to make post-secondary education decisions at Canada 2020
Enforcement of unpaid internship laws is essential
The Ministry of Labour’s website lays out the guidelines for what constitutes a legal internship in very clear terms, but how often do students and graduates actually encounter internship options that meet all of these criteria, outside of their school placement programs? Even the most cursory job search will turn up innumerable internships whose descriptions…
Raging against unpaid internships from The Walrus to MLSE
Today that the Ontario Ministry of Labour announced they were enforcing employment standards at the Walrus and Toronto Life magazines by requiring them to pay their interns. It was also the day that George Brown College’s Centre for Art & Design chose to promote unpaid internships from MLSE.
International students working under the table
Under the table jobs, commonly known as ‘cash jobs’ have picked up momentum among international students looking for an alternative way to meet their expenses in the city.
Minimum wage to go up to $11 for workers in Ontario
Come June 1, the minimum wage, frozen since 2010, will rise from $10.25 to $11 an hour in Ontario.
New report disputes grim job prospects for youth
Jane Lytvynenko CUP Ottawa Bureau Chief OTTAWA (CUP) — The notion of today’s youth being the “lost generation” is being challenged by a new report from TD Economics. Published Oct. 22, the study focused on the skill mismatch and labour shortages in the market over the last 10 years. It found the picture is not…
Unpaid interns left out of Ontario's workplace safety law
Anqi Shen CUP Ontario Bureau Chief HAMILTON (CUP) — Ontario legislation that protects workers against unsafe working conditions does not cover unpaid interns, according to a Ministry of Labour briefing that has recently surfaced. The confidential memo, dated March 27, 2013 and discovered by the Toronto Star, explains that the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA)…
Private member’s bill calls for urban worker strategy
Anqi Shen CUP Ontario Bureau Chief HAMILTON (CUP) — A private member’s bill has been tabled in the House of Commons to clarify the rules around unpaid internships and explore pension options for urban workers. Andrew Cash, federal MP for the Toronto-area constituency of Davenport, introduced Bill C-542 in the House of Commons for consideration….
Youth in Ontario face high unemployment
Ashley Denuzzo The Cord WATERLOO (CUP) — It’s no surprise that Ontario’s youth are some of the most commonly unemployed people in the nation. However, the most troubling factors in this study was that many of these unemployed youths were actually college or university educated. A new study released by the Canadian Centre for Policy…