by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 1, 2021 | diversity, Employers and recruitment, Employment rights, exit fees, Graduate schemes, social mobility
JOIN US TO RAISE AWARENESS AND CALL OUT BAD EMPLOYERS Are you a graduate stuck on a programme you can’t leave without paying thousands of pounds to your employer, supposedly to cover the cost of your (crummy) training? Or if you took the risk and quit,...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Oct 19, 2021 | Employers and recruitment, exit fees, Graduate schemes
FDM REP VANISHES FROM BOARD ROLE AFTER OUTCRY OVER EXIT FEES Is the tide finally turning against FDM Group? A senior representative from the controversial IT outsourcing firm has mysteriously disappeared from the Institute of Student Employers’ board of...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Sep 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT TO FOLLOW – WATCH THIS SPACE! Are you a graduate stuck on a programme you can’t leave without paying thousands of pounds to your employer, who claims you’ll owe that sum for your training? Keep watching Graduate Fog for updates. We...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 6, 2021 | Media and journalism, Money, Unpaid internships, Wages
WANT TO TIDY A STRANGER’S HOME OFFICE FOR FREE? NOPE, NEITHER DO WE A BBC Radio 5 Live journalist and broadcaster has shocked graduates by posting an advert for a ‘volunteer’ ‘assistant journalist’ on LinkedIn. The lengthy job description...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 30, 2021 | Employment rights, exit fees, Graduate schemes, social mobility
GLOBAL BOSS REPLACES UNIVERSITY MEMBERSHIPS MANAGER… TO HANDLE AWKWARD QUESTIONS? Is FDM feeling the heat from the controversy around their use of ‘exit fees’? The firm has replaced the planned speaker at their Institute of Student Employers (ISE)...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 29, 2021 | Employers and recruitment, Employment rights, exit fees, Graduate schemes, social mobility
NOW FACING A £15,000 BILL IF HE QUITS, SAM* EXPLAINS WHY HE DIDN’T ASK MORE QUESTIONS WHEN SIGNING HIS CONTRACT (*Not his real name, to protect his identity) Last week, we asked why the IT outsourcing firm FDM Group has been given a platform to speak at the...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 28, 2021 | Employment rights, exit fees, Graduate Jobs, Graduate schemes
FIRMS WARNED TO ‘ACT RESPONSIBILY’ WHEN HIRING YOUNG PEOPLE The chief executive of the Social Mobility Foundation has added her voice to growing concerns about ‘exit fees’ – where graduates are charged up to £15,000 if they leave their...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 23, 2021 | diversity, Employment rights, exit fees, Graduate schemes, resigning and references, social mobility, Uncategorized
FDM GROUP IS CHARGING GRADUATES UP TO £15,000 IF THEY QUIT THEIR SCHEME IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS – PAYABLE WITHIN 30 DAYS. IF THE LAW CAN’T STOP THEM, INDUSTRY MUST, SAYS TANYA DE GRUNWALD Questions have been raised about a planned appearance at next...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 16, 2021 | Employers and recruitment, Employment rights, exit fees, resigning and references, Wages
ARE EMPLOYERS PAYING OFF GRADUATES, IN ORDER TO AVOID COURT? A TOP LAWYER EXPLAINS Are you one of the many young, UK employees trapped on your graduate scheme because your employer says you’ll owe them thousands of pounds if you leave (payable in 30 days!)...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 22, 2021 | Employment rights, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Money, Uncategorized, Wages
BUT WHY ARE 21- AND 22-YEAR-OLDS STILL MAKING LESS? From 1 April 2021, employees aged 23 and 24 will jump from earning £7.70 an hour to £8.91 an hour – as the highest age bracket for workers earning the National Minimum Wage is lowered from aged 25 and above to...
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