Firms hit by JobBridge ban will not be named

Companies banned from taking interns via the JobBridge scheme will not be named and shamed in case it discourages other firms from taking part, a minister has revealed.

The employers have been blacklisted by the Government after it emerged they were not providing “quality internships” or workplace mentoring.

However, Social Protection Minister of State Kevin Humphreys insisted he could not name the offending firms because “we want people to participate in the scheme”.