by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 18, 2011 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Uncategorized, Unpaid internships, Wages
…SO 96% ARE LYING THEN? “This unpaid interns nonsense is a lot of fuss about nothing.” That seems to be the view of the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR), whose latest survey appears to show that nearly all graduate recruiters DO pay their...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 14, 2011 | Graduate Jobs, Media and journalism, Unpaid internships, Wages
THE DARK APPEAL OF THE INDUSTRY THAT HATES ITS YOUNG Why are so many graduates desperate to break into an industry that pays sleazy private eyes huge sums of money for phone hacking — but won’t pay its interns the minimum wage? This summer 40,000 of the...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 12, 2011 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Politicians, Unpaid internships, Wages
EMBARRASSING GAPS IN ADVISORY BODY’S KNOWLEDGE REVEALED Wondering why nothing is happening to enforce the law on paying interns the wages you deserve for your work? New evidence suggests that the organisation advising the government on this issue doesn’t...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 7, 2011 | Careers advice, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Politicians, Universities, Unpaid internships
ENOUGH TALK – NOW IT’S TIME FOR ACTION, SAYS GRADUATE FOG Are you frustrated that for all the talk – and press coverage – about unpaid internships, very little seems to be happening to stamp out the practice? Today, Graduate Fog is taking part...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 6, 2011 | Charities and volunteering, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment
CHARITY INSISTS ITS ‘VOLUNTARY INTERNSHIPS’ ARE OPEN TO ALL — BUT CAN’T PROVIDE STATS TO BACK THIS UP Oxfam has told Graduate Fog that it has no intention of reviewing its policy on using unpaid interns — and insisted that its...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 5, 2011 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Politicians, Unpaid internships, Wages
CUT RED TAPE AND TAXES FOR SMALLER EMPLOYERS, EXPERT SUGGESTS A graduate recruitment expert has suggested a possible solution to the graduate unemployment crisis. And, following last week’s news that 83 graduates are applying for every vacancy, Graduate Fog is...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 4, 2011 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Politicians
BUT EMPLOYERS SAY FOREIGN WORKERS HAVE MORE SKILLS – AND A BETTER WORK ETHIC A row has erupted between the work and pensions secretary and Britain’s top employers over whether businesses have a responsibility to offer their jobs to young British workers...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 30, 2011 | Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Wages
FOUR IN TEN SAY CRIPPLING DEBT PUTS THEIR LIFE ON HOLD Spiralling student debts are forcing almost four in ten graduates to put their life on hold, according to a new survey. Many say they are postponing parenthood by at least five years. Research shows that three in...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 29, 2011 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Politicians, Unpaid internships, Wages
GRADUATE FOG ON THE LYN BROWN SCANDAL – LIVING WAGE CAMPAIGNER RECRUITS UNPAID INTERN An MP who has supported the call for all workers to earn the ‘living wage’ (£8.30 an hour in London, £7.20 outside the capital) has been found advertising for an...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 28, 2011 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Media and journalism, Politicians, Universities, Unpaid internships, Wages
BUT INDUSTRY EXPERTS CLAIM THERE’S NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT! A new survey has revealed that there are now 83 applicants for every graduate job – but industry experts have stunned Graduate Fog by insisting the new figures are not cause for concern, with one...
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