tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771056772007230891.post1693081725519023477..comments2024-03-29T07:57:07.335+00:00Comments on libfocus - Irish library blog: Voluntary Work in Library Sector and ExploitationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771056772007230891.post-14478033443510775722011-11-21T21:31:38.992+00:002011-11-21T21:31:38.992+00:00Also, another side to the argument as discussed he...Also, another side to the argument as discussed here: http://t.co/L4oFevMr<br /><br />Are voluntary staff helping to keep libraries open which would otherwise be forced to close? This may have some validity if it is a temporary / short-term crisis we are seeing (though many would argue it is not!)Michelle Daltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01459103029885548217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771056772007230891.post-2235499789549879622011-11-21T21:11:48.188+00:002011-11-21T21:11:48.188+00:00I notice that the subject of voluntary work is als...I notice that the subject of voluntary work is also being discussed at next week's ANLTC event: <br /><br />http://www.anltc.ie/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/ANLTC-2011-05-The-show-must-go-on-programme-15-nov-2011.doc<br /><br />It is certainly interesting that the INTO have been so vocal in discouraging members from partaking in such work, with a view to preventing teachers' skills from being devalued over the longer term.Michelle Daltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01459103029885548217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7771056772007230891.post-63846558084358517092011-11-21T12:23:33.006+00:002011-11-21T12:23:33.006+00:00Yes, the "internship" conundrum. There&#...Yes, the "internship" conundrum. There's this website called http://www.jobbridge.ie with a rather contradictive FAQ. On the one hand an intern is defined as:<br />"A person who is engaged by another person to carry out work or perform any duty or service pursuant to a placement under the JobBridge, National Internship Scheme shall, for the purposes of any enactment or rule of law (other than the Tax Acts and the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005), be deemed not to be an employee of the other person or to carry out such work or perform such duties pursuant to a contract of service". Great stuff... However, they will get paid 50,- per week as an extra internship allowance by the Department Social Protection (DSP). Very interesting that one. One gets effectively paid a token amount of money to attend a training-type forum run and organised by a private sector or public employer. Make up your own mind what one could infer from this arrangement...Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08483960964220126621noreply@blogger.com