Property News · January 18, 2016

I work as a teaching assistant so why am I being paid only £20 a day?


The job is essential for my foundation degree, but I am starting to feel resentful as I only get paid expenses Twice a week we publish problems that will feature in a forthcoming Dear Jeremy advice column in the Saturday Guardian so that readers can offer their own advice and suggestions. We then print the best of your comments alongside Jeremy’s own insights. Here is the latest dilemma – what are your thoughts?I am a mature student, in my 40s, retraining and in the final year of my foundation degree in early childhood studies. I spent the first year doing unpaid work across the sector. Having gained experience I started to look for paid positions – a stipulation of the degree and useful in getting a fuller experience, especially as this final year involves conducting a small research project. Continue reading…

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