Should I sign up for Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)?

Should I sign up for Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)?

by | Jul 27, 2020 | Benefits and welfare, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Health and welfare, Housing, job hunting, Recession and economy, workfare

THE PROS AND CONS OF SIGNING ON AFTER GRADUATION Are you struggling to find work, running out of cash – and considering signing on for Jobseeker’s Allowance? Is the money you get worth the hassle of applying? And can you do internships (either paid or...
Poundland steps down as a ‘host’ employer on government’s Work Experience programme, following complaints about bad placements

Poundland steps down as a ‘host’ employer on government’s Work Experience programme, following complaints about bad placements

by | May 24, 2018 | Benefits and welfare, Business, Employers and recruitment, Graduate unemployment, Wages, workfare

DISCOUNT STORE ADMITS INVOLVEMENT CEASED IN APRIL – BUT DID THEY JUMP OR WERE THEY PUSHED? * GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE * Poundland is no longer acting as a ‘host’ employer on the government’s Work Experience programme, Graduate Fog can exclusively...
Is Poundland using unpaid workers again? Graduate says he’s stacking shelves for free on ‘demoralising’ Government work scheme

Is Poundland using unpaid workers again? Graduate says he’s stacking shelves for free on ‘demoralising’ Government work scheme

by | 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...
Just graduated and stuck in a low-paid ‘stop gap’ job? Don’t wait too long to move on, warns expert

Just graduated and stuck in a low-paid ‘stop gap’ job? Don’t wait too long to move on, warns expert

by | Nov 3, 2015 | average graduate salary, Benefits and welfare, Business, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Money, Politicians, Recession and economy, Retail, social mobility, Wages, zero hours contracts

NEW NATIONAL LIVING WAGE WILL TEMPT FIRMS TO REPLACE STAFF WITH ROBOTS,  SAYS CBI BOSS Graduates stuck in ‘stop gap’ jobs should get out of them as soon as they can, according to an industry expert who fears low-paid jobs could soon be replaced by machines...
New compulsory living wage announced – but you won’t get it until your 25th birthday

New compulsory living wage announced – but you won’t get it until your 25th birthday

by | Jul 8, 2015 | average graduate salary, Benefits and welfare, diversity, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Health and welfare, Housing, job hunting, Money, Politicians, Recession and economy, social mobility, Unpaid internships, Wages, zero hours contracts

CHANCELLOR ANNOUNCES BOOST TO PAY – BUT UNDER-25s EXCLUDED (FOR NO APPARENT REASON) The Chancellor George Osborne has just announced the introduction of a new compulsory living wage of £7.20 per hour, which will take effect from April 2016 and rise to £9 an hour...
BBC insists Hunger Games-style TV show for jobless youngsters is “a serious social experiment”

BBC insists Hunger Games-style TV show for jobless youngsters is “a serious social experiment”

by | May 28, 2015 | Benefits and welfare, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages, zero hours contracts

BUT BROADCASTER’S STATEMENT CONTRADICTS CASTING CALL ADVERT FOR PARTICIPANTS >> NEWSFLASH! This story has now been picked up by the MailOnline, Independent (twice), Telegraph, Express, Guardian, Sun, Huffington Post, Sydney Morning Herald, Vice,...
Are you ‘Britain’s Hardest Grafter’? BBC invites jobless youngsters to compete for cash in Hunger Games-style reality show

Are you ‘Britain’s Hardest Grafter’? BBC invites jobless youngsters to compete for cash in Hunger Games-style reality show

by | May 27, 2015 | Applications, Benefits and welfare, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Media and journalism, Money, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages, zero hours contracts

PARTICIPANTS WILL BE CHALLENGED TO “SHOW THEIR WORTH” IN EVERY EPISODE *GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE* >> NEWSFLASH! This story has now been picked up by the MailOnline, Independent (twice), Telegraph, Express, Guardian, Sun, Huffington Post, Vice and...