I noticed this week that Arts Council England have now suspended adverts for unpaid work, work experience, voluntary roles or internships on their ArtsJobs list, arguably one of the most popular free job search/job advertising tools in the industry.
They've explained that this will enable them to 'make developments to the website that will help users to post genuine volunteering opportunities only and stay within Minimum Wage Regulations.'
Certainly these types of unpaid positions can be a great way to get experience in an industry and build up a CV but is this experience only be available for those who can afford it? If music organisations are tightening their belts could unpaid internships ease the pressure? Education charity WORLDwrite took to the streets of East London last week and proved that there's no easy answer...
The view from the streets: working for nothing from worldwrite on Vimeo.
If both parties have something to offer, surely this could be a win-win situation... Check out Internocracy who have some ideas...
Have you had to work for free to get where you are today? Can music organisations benefit from those wanting experience who'll do anything for a fiver?
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