La brutale caccia al lavoro sottopagato: “È come Hunger Games, ma per un lavoro piegare i vestiti”

“Maya, 22, graduated with a degree in neuroscience in 2024, and started applying for part-time jobs to tide her over while she searched for a full-time role. When she applied for a job in a tuition centre, she was asked to work a four-hour trial shift, unpaid. The company had also said it would pay for the enhanced DBS check she needed to work with children, which costs £49.50, but she was never compensated for it. She later found a job in an art club, which not only paid for her two-hour trial shift but also covered the cost of her DBS check.”

We need to name and shame the employers who are exploiting people like this.

As someone who has gone through various retail job interviews, the process is just so soul crushing. I wouldnt mind so much if the interview questions, group tasks or personality tests actually involved relevant questions and scenario’s to the job role itself but the majority of the time they didnt and felt like a huge waste of time.