It’s WAR! ‘Our unpaid intern schemes are NOT forced labour’, claims government • February 3, 2012 • 12 Comments
BUT WATERSTONES PULLS OUT OF THE PROGRAMME The government has insisted that its controversial work programme…
It’s WAR! ‘Our unpaid intern schemes are NOT forced labour’, claims government • February 3, 2012 • 12 Comments
BUT WATERSTONES PULLS OUT OF THE PROGRAMME The government has insisted that its controversial work programme…
‘Average’ graduate salary to hit £26,000 – but how many are really earning that much? • January 31, 2012 • 11 Comments
NEW FIGURES SOUND IMPRESSIVE – BUT COME MAINLY FROM BIG CITY FIRMS Graduate pay is set to rise to £26,000 this year, according to a new survey…
Boris Johnson recruits unpaid intern • January 26, 2012 • 7 Comments
FULL-TIME “CAMPAIGN ASSISTANT” TO BE PAID EXPENSES ONLY Having attacked young jobseekers for lacking the “appetite” to find work, London’s Mayor…
‘How to get a graduate job in a recession’ – new Graduate Fog book out March 2012 • January 25, 2012 • 24 Comments
AVAILABLE TO BUY EXCLUSIVELY ON THIS WEBSITE Good news for graduates – work is under way on a new book which promises to help you find a job…
APPLICANTS HAVE “SELF-INFLATED AIR OF IMPORTANCE”, CLAIMS COMPANY BOSS British graduates need to improve their work ethic if they hope to compete with…
PRESS HOUNDS GRADUATE WHOSE JOB CENTRE MADE HER WORK IN DISCOUNT STORE FOR FREE The geology graduate who is suing the government over an unpaid internship…
Yes! Graduate sues government over ‘mandatory’ Poundland internship • January 14, 2012 • 64 Comments
TWO-WEEK UNPAID PLACEMENT AT DISCOUNT STORE MAY HAVE BEEN ILLEGAL A graduate is suing the government over an unpaid two-week work placement at Poundland…
“Only pay your interns if you can,” Clegg tells big businesses • January 12, 2012 • 3 Comments
100 COMPANIES SIGN DEPUTY PM’s NEW PLEDGE ON FAIR ACCESS – BUT WHERE IS THE PROMISE TO END UNPAID INTERNSHIPS? Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg…
Thousands of graduates opt to go bankrupt • January 11, 2012 • 1 Comment
UNIVERSITY DEBT AND LOW WAGES TAKING THEIR TOLL, EXPERTS WARN Are you worried about your finances? A new report has revealed the shocking reality faced by many graduates struggling with debt…
MP says unpaid politics internships are a “non-story” • January 5, 2012 • 2 Comments
ER, NOT TO US THEY’RE NOT A Conservative MP has angered graduates keen to build careers in politics by declaring that internships within parliament are a “non-story”…