by Tanya de Grunwald | Dec 1, 2010 | Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs
GRADUATE FOG ‘JOB SQUAD’ LAUNCHES! Did you know that you can now earn a £100 finder’s fee for pointing your friends in the direction of our Job Board? If they get hired, we’ll send you a £100 Amazon voucher immediately. There’s no limit...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 25, 2010 | Careers advice, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Universities, Unpaid internships
GREENWICH UNI BREACHES OFFICIAL GUIDELINES WHICH CONDEMN UNPAID PLACEMENTS AS ‘EXPLOITATIVE’ Graduate Fog was gobsmacked to discover that the University of Greenwich has been promoting unpaid internships to its students, in a clear breach of guidelines...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 16, 2010 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Unpaid internships
DESPITE SOARING PROFITS AND SUPER-RICH CUSTOMERS, STORE PAYS TRAVEL EXPENSES ONLY Harrods, the swanky department store in London’s Knightsbridge, has announced that it does not pay its interns, who work for up to three months for travel expenses only. When...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 11, 2010 | Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Politicians, Universities, Unpaid internships
STUDENT PROTESTS REMIND US ‘PEOPLE POWER’ IS ALIVE AND WELL IN 2010 Graduates struggling to find work after university have been reminded that young people do have a (very loud) voice in this country – as an estimated 50,000 took to the streets of...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 9, 2010 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Politicians, Unpaid internships
“DO 4 WEEKS OF UNPAID WORK OR LOSE BENEFITS” UNEMPLOYED TOLD Jobless graduates have been warned they could be ordered to complete a month of unpaid community work if it’s thought they could benefit from experiencing the “habits and...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 3, 2010 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Unpaid internships
COMMONPLACE PRACTICE IS RISKIER THAN COMPANIES REALISE, EXPERTS WARN What is going on with recruitment people? All summer, we have seen national press coverage about the issue of unpaid internships, which are now widely agreed to be illegal (definitely in the private...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 1, 2010 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Universities
ONE IN 11 UNEMPLOYED SIX MONTHS AFTER GRADUATION – YET CAREERS ADVISERS BLAME MEDIA COVERAGE? A new survey has revealed that graduate unemployment is at its highest level for 17 years – with more than 21,000 still hunting for work six months after leaving...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Oct 28, 2010 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate unemployment, Politicians, Unpaid internships
AND CURRENT SYSTEM FOR REPORTING EXPLOITATIVE EMPLOYERS “WORKS WELL” A spokesperson for the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills has told Graduate Fog that prosecuting employers who refuse to pay their interns would not be “a good use of...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Oct 26, 2010 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate unemployment, Unpaid internships
SHOCKING COMMENTS “INSULT” YOUNG WORKERS, SAY INTERNS’ RIGHTS GROUPS A recruitment company has suggested that interns should eat roadkill — including badgers and squirrels — to make ends meet during their unpaid placements. Young workers...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Oct 21, 2010 | Careers advice, Graduate Fog, Universities
AGCAS PRESIDENT WILL SPEAK TO GRADUATE FOG Could the Cold War be over between Graduate Fog and the university careers advisers? Anne-Marie Martin, AGCAS President and grande fromage of the careers services scene, has agreed to an interview with Graduate Fog. Tragic...
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