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1、Hardworkdoesn’talwayspayDoesitevermakesensetocontributeyourlabourfreeofcharge?MatthewLewis,thenanout-of-workmastersgraduate,decideditdid.Sadly,theintroductionstoemployerspromisedinlieuofasalarynevermaterialised.Instead,hespentsixmonthsinterningatabusinessdevelopmentconsultancymaking
2、salescallswithoutpayorcommission.“Ididthesamejobastheguyswhohiredme–buttheyweresalariedandIwasn’t,”hesays.付出劳动但不收取报酬有任何意义吗?当时正处于失业状态的硕士毕业生马修?刘易斯(MatthewLewis)曾经断定,这么做确实有意义。遗憾的是,不付薪水但向用人单位推荐的承诺从未兑现。相反,他在一家商业发展咨询公司实习了6个月,做着打推销电话的工作,却未得到薪水或佣金。他说,“我和雇用我的人做着相同的工作,但他们领工资,我却没有工资。”Hisisnota
3、nisolatedcase.Reportsaboundofunfairpractices.InFebruary,aBBCdocumentary,WhoGetstheBestJobs,highlightedtheprevalenceofunpaidinternshipsintheworldoffashionPR.Morerecently,HSBC’slegaldivisionwasaccusedofnepotismandbolsteringsocialinequalitywhenasenioremployeeimpliedthathisdepartmentlim
4、itedworkexperiencetotheoffspringofitsownexecutives.InApril,NickClegg,theUKdeputyprimeminister,saidWhitehallwouldbaninformalinternshipsaspartofadrivetoimprovesocialmobility.马修的经历并非个例。有关不公平做法的报道数不胜数。2月份,英国广播公司(BBC)一部名为《谁得到了最好的工作》(WhoGetstheBestJobs)的纪录片着重介绍了时尚公关领域无薪实习盛行的状况。最近,汇丰(HSBC)
5、法律部被指支持裙带关系和助长社会不公,因为一位高级职员暗示他的部门把实习机会留给部门高管的子女。4月份,英国副首相尼克?克莱格(NickClegg)表示,作为改善社会流动性举措的一部分,白厅(Whitehall)将禁止非正式的实习生制度。NowthecontroversyhasbeenstokedfurtherbyformerinternRossPerlin.Inanexposéofquestionablepractices,InternNation:HowtoEarnNothingandLearnLittleintheBraveNewEconomy,hees
6、timatesthereare500,000unpaidinternsintheUS,subsidisingcorporateAmericatothetuneof$2bnayear.眼下,前实习生罗斯?波林(RossPerlin)又为这场争议火上浇油。他在《实习生之国:如何在美丽新经济中分文不赚并所学甚少》(InternNation:HowtoEarnNothingandLearnLittleintheBraveNewEconomy)一书中揭露了一些成问题的做法。据他估计,美国有50万名无薪实习生,他们每年为美国公司节约费用高达20亿美元。However,st
7、oriesofemployersinfashion,politics,advertisingandthemediagivingaleg-uptosonsanddaughtersofacquaintances,ortakingadvantageofjoblessgraduatesdesperateforaninsidetrack,paintapartialpicture.Foreveryallegedabusetherearealsocompaniesusinginternshipstospotoutstandingpotentialandbeatcompeti
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