In an masterful demonstration of irony, Norton Rose Fulbright is carrying out a project on Human Rights, using unpaid interns to do the work.
NRF announced in March that it was undertaking a Business and Human Rights Due Diligence project in collaboration with the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. A page on BIICL's website advertised for interns to undertake this work, banging on about the lofty academic standards and the levels of professionalism required, and a minimum time commitment of a day a week for at least three months. Although it made clear that the "more time you are able to offer and the longer your period of availability, the more likely we are to be able to make use of your skills in a way that is most rewarding both for you and for us".
Another requirement, presumably, is having some form of private income. As the advert stated that interns would not be paid a penny. However the levels of academic excellence and professionalism at BIICL are such that when RollOnFriday got in touch to discuss this, the web page was immediately pulled. But not before we had taken a screen grab of the evidence. Mwahhh hah hah hah.
As NRF points out in its PR puff, "large, multinational businesses" (like, errrr, NRF for example) are "prime targets" for pressure over their human rights record, and "there are obvious commercial, operational and reputational risks arising from not managing these issues properly". The findings will be published in 2016. RollOnFriday human rights experts and PR wonks believe these may well include advising large, multinational businesses not to exploit interns as unpaid labour and then try to hide the evidence when caught out.
A spokeswoman for NRF said "it would not be appropriate for Norton Rose Fulbright to comment on how BIICL staffs its projects, but Norton Rose Fulbright’s internship policy provides for paid intern employment".
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NRF announced in March that it was undertaking a Business and Human Rights Due Diligence project in collaboration with the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. A page on BIICL's website advertised for interns to undertake this work, banging on about the lofty academic standards and the levels of professionalism required, and a minimum time commitment of a day a week for at least three months. Although it made clear that the "more time you are able to offer and the longer your period of availability, the more likely we are to be able to make use of your skills in a way that is most rewarding both for you and for us".
Another requirement, presumably, is having some form of private income. As the advert stated that interns would not be paid a penny. However the levels of academic excellence and professionalism at BIICL are such that when RollOnFriday got in touch to discuss this, the web page was immediately pulled. But not before we had taken a screen grab of the evidence. Mwahhh hah hah hah.
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As NRF points out in its PR puff, "large, multinational businesses" (like, errrr, NRF for example) are "prime targets" for pressure over their human rights record, and "there are obvious commercial, operational and reputational risks arising from not managing these issues properly". The findings will be published in 2016. RollOnFriday human rights experts and PR wonks believe these may well include advising large, multinational businesses not to exploit interns as unpaid labour and then try to hide the evidence when caught out.
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A spokeswoman for NRF said "it would not be appropriate for Norton Rose Fulbright to comment on how BIICL staffs its projects, but Norton Rose Fulbright’s internship policy provides for paid intern employment".
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Previous poster is right. Good spot, RoF. Change it, NRF.
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