< Liu has tabled a private members bill, C-636, that would limit the use of non-educational internships in federally regulated industries by ensuring that all unpaid internships are linked to an educational program or primarily benefit the intern, not the employer. The bill would also extend all workplace standards and safety provisions to interns. Last June, a spokesman for Labour Minister Kellie Leitch said the government was taking a close look at the proposed legislation. > ........... < In November, however, Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz rankled advocates for young workers when he recommended that jobless university graduates living in their parents basements beef up their resumes by working for free. Sadly, none of this is terribly surprising; this government has consistently displayed little interest in addressing the problems young workers face, such as underemployment, growing inequality and precarious work, said Andrew Langille, a Toronto labour lawyer who advocates for young workers. Now they seem to be contributing to the growing problem of unpaid internships.>
Posted on: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 22:10:50 +0000
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