Not sure how it works where you are but here if someone takes an unpaid internship (we call it work experience) they're not eligible for the dole (unemployment assistance) because, technically, they're not available for work. But they don't get PAID for that work, and they're doing it in order to try and get into the industry, so what the hell? Govt complains about people reaching 18 and going directly on the dole, but makes it impossible for those who are trying to better themselves, and not being paid, to get any sort of support? How are they supposed to live?
Ladles and Gentlespoons, welcome, to Ireland!
