We all know some businesses use 'apprenticeships' to bypass minimum wage laws - so we shouldn't be surprised if that is the case here. Though I am NOT saying it is.
£100 a week, for most, wouldn't even cover the transport costs - so you would hope it would be more!
M&H making bats from start to finish... Just put it this way, if H4L, Salix, Kippax or Red Ink offered this, you'd give it serious thought. Apart from that... You'd struggle to justify the 'educational relevance', so to speak, relative to the 'whole' bat production process.
Outsourcing is key to the UK manufacturing industry due to labour costs and other overheads not experienced in other economic climates - therefore, they must do this to remain competitive/lower costs.
They shouldn't be punished for this. However, should be when they BLATANTLY LIE about the 'process' they employ. It is a very sticky subject which impacts many sectors, not just bats. Clothing being an obvious example.
IMHO if you want learn the WHOLE process, emigrate to India/Pakistan and you probably could also live quite comfortably off £101.01pw there!
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