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National Student Employment Week at Durham

(11 February 2002)

The first National Student Employment Week is to be held this year 4 to 8 March. The National Association of Student Employment Staff (NASES) is holding a nationwide event, promoted by regional JobShops (including Durham Job Shop), to raise the profile of student workers and the benefits this holds for both employers and the students themselves.

Durham Job Shop is part of a nationwide network of institutions which exist to ensure that students are able to find appropriate employment, with suitable employers, who have all signed a code of practice adhering to rules such as payment of the minimum wage. The students also sign a code of practice agreeing to work no more than 15 hours a week during term-time and to other guidelines such as the necessity to present a positive image of the University and student body within their employment at all times. Any member of Durham University staff (as well as other employers) can advertise with the Job Shop, completely free of charge, whenever they require bright, skilled students to undertake work for them. For more information please contact Durham Job Shop on (d) 3329.