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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Emma Guinness

Edinburgh Fringe hit with spate of ‘exploitative’ job adverts ahead of festival

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Job adverts offering young creatives the chance to work during the entire Edinburgh Fringe Festival for the equivalent of £1.25 an hour have been branded “exploitative”.

An investigation by The Independent has found job adverts from an entertainment website and a PR firm attempting to hire reviewers and interns for as much as 10-hour days, seven days a week, for as little as £200 for the month.

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