thegaffer83
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No,first round.Got on very well but never heard anything from them after!
Been noticing a trend lately with people i know who are also looking for an apprenticeship, the no pay apprenticeship. A few people i know have taken the hit on this.
I have even heard that some places want you to pay, they will then use the money to pay you and make a wee profit out of tax relief.
Hmmm, anyone else experienced this?
It looks like the only possibility i have is going to be one of these no pay apprenticeships as well...
Anyone have any opinions on this or advice on just what the law society would do to you if they found out, i have been trawling through the regulations and they are a bit vague on just what sort of trouble you can get in.
Its the last thing i want to do, but its the only offer on the table.
....but do the law society check up on this anyway? goes completely against the rules, that's why i don't want to do it. the last thing you want is to end up in trouble before you are even qualified
Fortunately i dont have to make the decision after all, they don't even have enough work for an unpaid employee... not a good omen
The Law Society send out a letter to the training solicitor telling them what the minimum rates of pay are and leave it at that. Even if a trainee brought it to the attention of the Law Society they are unlikely to get any support against the training solicitor. Therefore unscrupulous employers are free to take advantage of trainees if they so wish. It is quite unfortunate because for a while the playing field seemed to have levelled out i.e. you could succeed without any contacts and self finance your way through qualification.
Those firms who are recruiting and training their intended future solicitors will, I am sure, continue to offer the best terms that they can, consistent with economic conditions, including payment of fees.
"....all firms who pay for b'hall are GONE. Vamuss! "
Just not true.
Many firms have taken on apprentices on the basis of either a formal or informal understanding that there is no job for the apprentice upon qualification. There is no compelling reason for such firms to pay for b'hall, and I would not criticise them for not doing so.
Why engage in such futile speculations?
I'm surprised to hear opinions being stated as fact with absolutely no concrete evidence to support them.
It's immaterial one way or the other whether firms pay fees for Blackhall or not. The bottom line is that anyone seeking an apprenticeship will accept whatever offer is made to them because they have no doubt put their heart and soul into a degree followed by the FE1s. It is unlikely that many would opt to abandon their chosen career path purely for financial reasons.
Sweeping statements about what firms are and aren't doing surely serve no purpose whatsoever other than to dishearten others.
what about your earlier assertion that ALL firms in munster and connaught have left people go,
i know this is not true