Unemployed university leavers still trying to find a graduate job may be able to get some training or an internship in new government plans. Prime minister Gordon Brown spoke in a parliamentary debate yesterday (November 18th) about the Queen's speech, announcing that graduates who have been signing on to receive unemployment benefits for six months will have access to work experience placements. According to the BBC, Brown also said that all young people will get help to increase their graduate job prospects as soon as they apply for benefits. He told MPs: "We know that unemployment can be damaging to young people and are determined to do everything we can to help them achieve their potential." However, Conservatives and Lib Dems expressed uncertainty that the measurements go far enough to help graduate job hunters. The Guardian recently spoke to Gillian Dowling, from employment law consultancy Croner, who believes employers may be legally required to remunerate graduates who work hard on unpaid internship schemes.
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