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This groundbreaking book examines the growing phenomenon of internships, and the policy issues that they raise, during a time when internships or traineeships have become an important way of transitioning from education into paid work. Featuring contributions from established and emerging scholars in a range of disciplines, the book presents important new research on the use, benefits and regulation of such arrangements. It considers how various countries around the world are meeting the challenge of ensuring decent work for interns, and what more needs to be done to realise that objective. Additionally, the case for new forms of regulation to minimise or prevent the exploitation of interns is explored, against the background of a possible new international labour standard. Presenting new data and analysis on whether internships can - and to what extent do - provide an effective bridge from education to employment, Internships, Employability and the Search for Decent Work Experience will be a key resource for policy-makers and academics in labour law, industrial relations, labour economics, human resource management and education.

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Author:   Andrew Stewart ,  Rosemary Owens ,  Niall O'Higgins ,  Anne Hewitt
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:  

9781800885035

ISBN 10:   1800885032
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   22 June 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of 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

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'Internships, Employability and the Search for Decent Work Experience is a compelling and state-of-the-art look at the global internship phenomenon. A truly international group of scholars probe the topic from nearly every angle, in what amounts to a careful but thorough demonstration that legally, economically, socially, and otherwise all is not right with the world of internships.' -- Ross Perlin, Author of Intern Nation: How to Earn Nothing and Learn Little in the Brave New Economy

'An important and much-needed volume. It foregrounds internships as a significant feature of modern labour markets and a key policy and regulatory challenge. An impressively international volume, the book draws on the work of leading experts from a range of disciplines. It clearly outlines the policy challenges and proposes a valuable set of principles for effective regulation.' -- Deirdre McCann, Durham Law School, UK 'Internships, Employability and the Search for Decent Work Experience is a compelling and state-of-the-art look at the global internship phenomenon. A truly international group of scholars probe the topic from nearly every angle, in what amounts to a careful but thorough demonstration that legally, economically, socially, and otherwise all is not right with the world of internships.' -- Ross Perlin, Author of Intern Nation: How to Earn Nothing and Learn Little in the Brave New Economy

Author Information

Edited by Andrew Stewart, John Bray Professor Law, University of Adelaide, Rosemary Owens, Emerita Professor, Law School, University of Adelaide, Australia, Niall O’Higgins, Senior Economist, International Labour Office, Switzerland and Anne Hewitt, Associate Professor, University of Adelaide, Australia

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