The document summarizes the results of a survey of 301 people in South Africa about their views on internships. It shows the percentage of respondents who agreed with various statements about internships. The majority agreed that internships are a good way for unemployed graduates to get job experience and that internships are beneficial for businesses. However, most also agreed interns should be paid at least a small living wage and that labor laws should apply to protect interns. Support for internships varied slightly between gender, age, and geographic location.

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Report information
SURVEY DESCRIPTION
Evaluation of internships in SA
SAMPLE n=301
FIELD WORK FROM 25. 01. 2016 TO 27. 01. 2016 (3 DAYS)

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01.
Survey report
There has been a lot in the news lately about companies not paying for internships or ones that
offer just R30 per day. We’d like to know what you think. Please click on any of the statements
below that you agree with…
BASE SIZE: 301
6
8
26
28
40
41
67
72
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Internships are a good way for unemployed
graduates to get into the job market
Interns should at least be paid small living wage
It should be mandatory for all companies to
employ a minimum number of interns
Internships are good for businesses that offer
internships
Interns should get salaried staff company
benefits
The company I work for offers an internship
programme
There are a lot of legal issues to hire interns
Labour law should not apply to interns
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3. www.panelservicesafrica.co.za
01.
Survey report
There has been a lot in the news lately about companies not paying for internships or
ones that offer just R30 per day. We’d like to know what you think. Please click on any of
the statements below that you agree with…
BASE SIZE: 301
77
69
74
62
44
38
43
37
28 28
31
22
9 88
5
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Male Female
Internships are a good way for unemployed
graduates to get into the job market
Interns should at least be paid small living wage
It should be mandatory for all companies to employ
a minimum number of interns
Internships are good for businesses that offer
internships
Interns should get salaried staff company benefits
The company I work for offers an internship
programme
There are a lot of legal issues to hire interns
Labour law should not apply to interns
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01.
Survey report
There has been a lot in the news lately about companies not paying for internships or ones
that offer just R30 per day. We’d like to know what you think. Please click on any of the
statements below that you agree with…
BASE SIZE: 301
68
74 75
72
66
72
61
72
44
48
25
44
38
43
35
41
29
32
20
25
16
30
28 28
5
8
10
13
5 5
8 9
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
18-24 25-34 35-49 50+
Internships are a good way for unemployed
graduates to get into the job market
Interns should at least be paid small living
wage
It should be mandatory for all companies to
employ a minimum number of interns
Internships are good for businesses that offer
internships
Interns should get salaried staff company
benefits
The company I work for offers an internship
programme
There are a lot of legal issues to hire interns
Labour law should not apply to interns

5. www.panelservicesafrica.co.za
01.
Survey report
There has been a lot in the news lately about companies not paying for internships or ones
that offer just R30 per day. We’d like to know what you think. Please click on any of the
statements below that you agree with…
BASE SIZE: 301
74
67
76
6970
66
68
66
32
36
47
4444
31
43
37
25
21
27
37
25 26
34
13
8 7
10
78 9
3
7
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Province - WC Province - KZN Province - GP Province - Other
Internships are a good way for unemployed
graduates to get into the job market
Interns should at least be paid small living
wage
It should be mandatory for all companies to
employ a minimum number of interns
Internships are good for businesses that offer
internships
Interns should get salaried staff company
benefits
The company I work for offers an internship
programme
There are a lot of legal issues to hire interns
Labour law should not apply to interns
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