by Tanya de Grunwald | May 26, 2011 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Wages
FAT CATS NOW EARN 145 TIMES MORE THEN THEIR EMPLOYEES Fears are growing that the UK could turn into a two-tier society: the rich – and the rest of us. New figures show that the pay gap between workers and bosses is widening at an alarming rate – fat cats...
by Tanya de Grunwald | May 24, 2011 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment
STARTING SALARIES OUTSIDE CAPITAL JUST £15-18,000 Graduates whose first job is outside London are likely to earn up to £10,000 less than their peers who move to London, according to new figures. The survey, carried out by the Graduates Yorkshire and West...
by Tanya de Grunwald | May 23, 2011 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Media and journalism, Unpaid internships
EMPLOYER INSISTS INTERNS WERE “VOLUNTEERS” AND “TREATED TO FREE LUNCHES” The publishing company forced by the courts to pay a former unpaid intern over £2,000 in pay and damages has failed to apologise for using her for free labour. Instead, a...
by Tanya de Grunwald | May 19, 2011 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment
TWO-THIRDS OF GRADUATES ARE IN NON-GRADUATE JOBS A Blackburn-based butcher has said he was “flabbergasted” when he received 235 applications for an apprentice position with his company – and that many were from graduates desperate for work. Offering...
by Tanya de Grunwald | May 18, 2011 | Careers advice, Politicians, Uncategorized, Universities, Unpaid internships
EARNINGS TOTAL £500,000 FOR FLOGGING PLACEMENTS AT THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT Earlier this month, Graduate Fog accused universities of sending mixed messages about unpaid internships – saying officially that they are against them, whilst simultaneously promoting...
by Tanya de Grunwald | May 17, 2011 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Universities, Unpaid internships
WHEN WILL EMPLOYERS STOP BASHING YOUNG WORKERS – AND START INVESTING IN TRAINING AGAIN? The Confederation of British Industry has declared that applicants for graduate jobs are failing to meet business’ high expectations. Susan Anderson, CBI director for...
by Tanya de Grunwald | May 16, 2011 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Media and journalism, Unpaid internships
LANDMARK VICTORY SEES JOURNALISM INTERN AWARDED OVER £2,000 IN PAY AND DAMAGES A journalism intern has scored a victory for interns everywhere by successfully suing her publishing company employer for whom she interned unpaid for several weeks. Keri Hudson, 21, proved...
by Tanya de Grunwald | May 10, 2011 | Careers advice, Universities, Unpaid internships
WHY AREN’T UNIVERSITIES INFORMING STUDENTS ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS? Did your university tell you that unpaid internships are illegal? Did Prospects – supposedly the “official” graduate careers advice – provide you with any helpful advice on...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Apr 28, 2011 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Unpaid internships
ONE IN FIVE COMPANIES ADMITS USING YOU FOR CHEAP LABOUR New figures published today show that a fifth of UK businesses admit to knowingly exploiting their interns, who they see as an opportunity to gain free labour. The stats – from a new YouGov report carried...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Apr 24, 2011 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Politicians, Unpaid internships
HOW NICE TO KNOW OUR PRIME MINISTER IS SLEEPING WELL AT NIGHT, WHILE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE ARE EXPLOITED / EXCLUDED BY TIGHT-FISTED EMPLOYERS – AND HIS GOVERNMENT DOES NOTHING AT ALL TO SUPPORT THEM The Prime Minster has told the Daily Telegraph...
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