Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 April 2016
120. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if an employer can re-hire an employee who has just completed a work placement on the Tús programme within the same organisation under the JobBridge scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6188/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraJobBridge, the National Internship Scheme, was introduced in July 2011 with the aim of providing unemployed people with the opportunity to secure work experience and to prove their competence to prospective employers, thereby breaking the vicious cycle of “no work, no experience; no experience, no work”.
The programme has strict eligibility criteria in place to protect the interests of participants, including the condition that a host organisation may not offer an internship opportunity to a person with whom they have an existing or previous employment relationship. Therefore a TÚS sponsor may not offer an internship to a person who has completed a TÚS placement with their organistion.
