by Tanya de Grunwald | Sep 14, 2017 | Business, Employers and recruitment, leisure and hospitality, Money, Politicians, Retail, Wages
“YOUNG WORKERS DESERVE TO BE TREATED FAIRLY” AND PAID THE SAME AS OLDER COLLEAGUES The Government must stop cheating 21- to 24-year-olds out of the top rate of National Minimum Wage (NMW), the Low Pay Commission has been told today. The TUC (Trades Union...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Sep 5, 2017 | graduate debt, student loan, Tuition fees, Universities
ROW EXPLODES OVER VICE-CHANCELLORS’ SOARING SALARIES The vice-chancellor of Oxford University has angrily denied that your tuition fees are being used to fund soaring executive salaries within higher education institutions, claiming wages for senior positions...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Aug 23, 2017 | Applications, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Unpaid internships, Wages
FURNITURE RETAILER DESCRIBES SENIOR ROLE – BUT CALLS IT JUNIOR The furniture retailer MADE.COM has come under fire for posting a lengthy advert for an ‘entry level’ job requiring extensive knowledge and experience that no new entrant to the job...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Aug 8, 2017 | disabilities and extra challenges, Employers and recruitment, Employment rights, Graduate Jobs, job hunting
BE ASSERTIVE, AND REMEMBER: GOOD COMMUNICATION ISN’T JUST ABOUT FLUENCY, SAY EXPERTS Job hunting and interviews are challenging for everyone, but what if you are a graduate with a stammer (also known as a stutter)? Should you mention your dysfluency, or just...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Aug 3, 2017 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate schemes
LAWYERS VOICE CONCERNS OVER RISE OF CONTRACTS LOCKING YOUNG WORKERS INTO ROLES THEY WANT TO LEAVE ** QUIT YOUR JOB – AND BEING CHASED FOR ‘TRAINING’ MONEY BY YOUR OLD EMPLOYER? GRADUATE FOG CAN HELP! CONTACT US HERE ** Legal experts have warned that...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 26, 2017 | diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate schemes, social mobility
CHEAPSKATE PROGRAMME IS “A NEW LOW” FOR GRADUATE EMPLOYERS, SAYS TOP LAWYER * GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE * ** STORY PICKED UP BY THE GUARDIAN! ** A flagship graduate programme at the controversial outsourcing firm Capita includes up to 16 weeks of compulsory...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 24, 2017 | graduate debt, Politicians, Tuition fees
LABOUR LEADER NOW SAYS HE PROMISED TO ‘DEAL WITH IT’, NOT SCRAP IT Jeremy Corbyn has insisted that he never promised to scrap student debt, despite saying he would ‘deal with it’ during the General Election campaign. The news is likely to...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 6, 2017 | Benefits and welfare, Employment rights, Graduate unemployment, Money, Politicians, Retail, workfare
JOB CENTRE TOLD HIM AND NINE OTHERS TO COMPLETE SIX WEEK PLACEMENT IN BOLTON SHOP * GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE * Poundland has denied using unpaid workers to stack shelves in its stores, directly contradicting a source who has told Graduate Fog that he and nine others are...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 28, 2017 | Applications, Graduate Jobs, Graduate schemes, professional development
“SHOW US YOU’RE A TEAM PLAYER WITH ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT” The Deloitte graduate programme is one of the most popular and prestigious graduate schemes in the UK. So, it may surprise you to learn that the top professional services firm — which...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 26, 2017 | Applications, Employers and recruitment, job hunting
YES, THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENED A European energy conglomerate has angered young job seekers by attempting to recruit their new intern via an online bikini contest. That’s right – an online bikini contest. CEZ, operators of a large nuclear power plant in the...
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