Have internships replaced on-the-job training?
‘Over the last decade employers are reaching for the unpaid internship first as a way…
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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…
Enforcement of unpaid internship laws is essential
The Ministry of Labour’s website lays out the guidelines for what constitutes a legal internship…
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…
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…
New report disputes grim job prospects for youth
Jane Lytvynenko CUP Ottawa Bureau Chief OTTAWA (CUP) — The notion of today’s youth being…
Unpaid interns left out of Ontario's workplace safety law
Anqi Shen CUP Ontario Bureau Chief HAMILTON (CUP) — Ontario legislation that protects workers against…
Private member’s bill calls for urban worker strategy
Anqi Shen CUP Ontario Bureau Chief HAMILTON (CUP) — A private member’s bill has been…
Youth in Ontario face high unemployment
Ashley Denuzzo The Cord WATERLOO (CUP) — It’s no surprise that Ontario’s youth are some…