Internships, employability and the search for decent work experience. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Andrew Stewart, Rosemary Owens, Niall O'Higgins, Anne Hewitt.
• Editors: Stewart, Andrew, 1959-; Owens, Rosemary J; O'Higgins, Niall; Hewitt, Anne
• Contents: Contents: PART I BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT 1 Internships: A policy and regulatory challenge 2 Andrew Stewart, Rosemary Owens, Niall O'Higgins and Anne Hewitt 2 The nature and prevalence of internships 17 Andrew Stewart PART II INTERNSHIPS AND EMPLOYABILITY 3 What makes for a 'good' internship? 35 Niall O'Higgins and Luis Pinedo Caro 4 How do internships undertaken during higher education affect graduates' labour-market outcomes in Italy and the United Kingdom? 55 Charikleia Tzanakou, Luca Cattani, Daria Luchinskaya and Giulio Pedrini 5 Challenging the assumptions supporting work experience as a pathway to employment 76 Paula McDonald, Andrew Stewart and Damian Oliver 6 The (non)instrumental character of unpaid internships: Implications for regulating internships 91 Wil Hunt and Charikleia Tzanakou PART III REGULATING INTERNSHIPS: NATIONAL PERSPECTIVES 7 Rights and obligations in the context of internships and traineeships: A German perspective 113 Bernd Waas 8 The law and regulation of internships in South Africa 130 Mahlatse Innocent Malatji 9 Internships and apprenticeships in Sweden, collective bargaining and social partner involvement 145 Jenny Julén Votinius and Mia Rönnmar 10 Square pegs and round holes: Shrinking protections for unpaid interns under the Fair Labor Standards Act 163 James J. Brudney 11 Work experience, the contract of employment and the scope of labour law: The United Kingdom and Australia compared 189 Rosemary Owens PART IV INTERNSHIPS, EDUCATION AND WELFARE 12 Regulating international educational internships: Opportunities and challenges 208 Joanna Howe 13 Universities as internship regulators: Evidence from Australia 223 Anne Hewitt 14 Regulating internships in active labour market programmes: A comparative perspective 239 Irene Nikoloudakis 15 Trainees – the new army of cheap labour: Lessons from workfare 255 Amir Paz-Fuchs 16 Extending social security to trainees in Spain, France and Germany: A tale of segmentation 269 Alexandre de le Court PART V HUMAN RIGHTS AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 17 Fundamental rights broadening the scope of labour law? The example of trainees 285 Annika Rosin 18 Working at the edges of legal protection: Equality law and youth work experience from a comparative perspective 302 Alysia Blackham 19 Traineeships and systemic discrimination against young workers 321 Julia López López PART VI INTERNSHIP REGULATION: INTO THE FUTURE 20 Developing new standards for internships 335 Andrew Stewart, Rosemary Owens, Niall O'Higgins and Anne Hewitt Index.
• Publisher Details: Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 331.2592; Internship programs; Employability; Labor market
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781800885042
• Related ISBNs: 9781800885035
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