Yes! Graduate sues government over ‘mandatory’ Poundland internship • January 14, 2012 • 68 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”…
Our best bits of 2011 • December 30, 2011 • 1 Comment
AND A SPECIAL NEW YEAR MESSAGE FOR FANS OF GRADUATE FOG We want to say a big thank you to everybody who has supported…
Are employers wasting graduates’ potential? • December 22, 2011 • 4 Comments
A THIRD OF EMPLOYED GRADUATES “FRUSTRATED” BY MENIAL TASKS Concerns have been raised that firms which employ graduates are not making the most of their potential…
Is your reference worth the paper it’s written on? • December 20, 2011 • 5 Comments
VALUE OF A GOOD REFERENCE TUMBLES, AS REFEREES ADMIT THEY’RE TO SCARED TO BE HONEST Graduates who have worked hard to get good references from their university tutors and employers may have wasted their time…
Fashion interns should work for “love” (not money), says designer • December 15, 2011 • 36 Comments
AND CRACKDOWN ON ILLEGAL INTERNSHIPS THREATENS SMALL LABELS, SHE COMPLAINS A fashion designer has angered graduates by appearing to suggest that fashion interns should work for the “love,” not money…
A Stella victory for interns! McCartney finally bans unpaid placements • December 14, 2011 • 6 Comments
LABEL“REVIEWS AND IMPROVES” POLICY FOLLOWING PRESSURE BY CAMPAIGNERS The fashion brand Stella McCartney – whose unpaid internship programme has been consistently criticised by campaigners…
Young jobseeker describes his year unemployed as “hell” • December 13, 2011 • 9 Comments
400 APPLICATIONS – AND ONLY FOUR REPLIES A young jobseeker has described the 11 and a half months as “hell”…
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