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Exit fees campaign / Ep2: Calling the clients

Exit fees campaign / Ep2: Calling the clients

by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 4, 2021 | diversity, Employers and recruitment, exit fees, social mobility

WE ASK THE BRANDS THAT USE EXIT FEES FIRMS TO DROP THEM BY CHRISTMAS The customer holds the power, as well as the purse strings. If we really want to draw attention to the firms that have created misery for thousands of graduates by charging huge ‘exit...
Let’s #StopExitFeesByXmas! Our new campaign launches

Let’s #StopExitFeesByXmas! Our new campaign launches

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,...
‘Exit fees’ firm under fire over graduate conference appearance

‘Exit fees’ firm under fire over graduate conference appearance

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...
A decade of Graduate Fog!

A decade of Graduate Fog!

by Tanya de Grunwald | Apr 28, 2020 | diversity, Good + Fair Employers Club, Graduate Fog, Graduate unemployment, Politicians, social mobility, Unpaid internships

OUR BEST BITS FROM THE LAST 10 YEARS — AND OUR TAKE ON WHAT’S COMING NEXT By Tanya de Grunwald, founder of Graduate Fog and director of the Good + Fair Employers Club (below) When I founded Graduate Fog in April 2010, I feared there wouldn’t be...
Vodafone and Ogilvy join our good employers club!

Vodafone and Ogilvy join our good employers club!

by Tanya de Grunwald | Apr 9, 2020 | diversity, Employers and recruitment, Good + Fair Employers Club, social mobility, Uncategorized

MOBILE NETWORK AND AD FIRM SAY NOW IS THE TIME TO COMMIT TO HIGH STANDARDS Vodafone and Ogilvy have confirmed they are two of the UK’s best companies for young job seekers to apply to – by joining our Good + Fair Employers Club. The mobile phone network...
Where to start your career? Look for this badge

Where to start your career? Look for this badge

by Tanya de Grunwald | Jan 21, 2020 | diversity, Employers and recruitment, Good + Fair Employers Club, job hunting

THE 14 PIONEERING COMPANIES YOU SHOULD APPLY TO Looking to start your career with an apprenticeship, internship, school leaver programme, graduate programme or other entry-level job? Want to be sure you’ll receive a reply – and that the company has...
Samantha Cameron’s fashion firm reported for unpaid internship

Samantha Cameron’s fashion firm reported for unpaid internship

by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 1, 2019 | diversity, fashion, social mobility, Uncategorized, Unpaid internships

CEFINN – OWNED BY EX-PRIME MINISTER’S WIFE – FACES QUESTIONS AFTER WE REPORT SUSPICIOUS ADVERT TO MINIMUM WAGE OFFICIALS * OUR STORY PICKED UP BY THE GUARDIAN! * UPDATE 08.11.19: Cefinn have re-worded the advert and now claim this is a ‘job...
Why are today’s graduates so flighty?

Why are today’s graduates so flighty?

by Tanya de Grunwald | Oct 29, 2019 | diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog Employers Club, Graduate Jobs, professional development, resigning and references, social mobility, Wages

TOP EMPLOYERS MEET TO DISCUSS HOW TO HANG ON TO THEIR YOUNG STAFF (YES, THAT’S YOU) Some of the UK’s top employers have met to discuss the problem of retention – in other  words, why it’s proving so hard to hang on to their young staff in...
How to get a graduate job at KPMG

How to get a graduate job at KPMG

by Tanya de Grunwald | May 24, 2019 | Applications, CVs and interviews, diversity, Graduate Jobs, Graduate schemes

“DO YOUR RESEARCH — AND SHOW US THE REAL YOU” SAYS TOP EMPLOYER You’ve probably heard of KPMG – and you may know they are one of the UK’s ‘Big Four’ professional services firms. It’s no wonder the KPMG graduate...
BBC backs down over unpaid Wimbledon work experience after 2,000 sign our petition

BBC backs down over unpaid Wimbledon work experience after 2,000 sign our petition

by Tanya de Grunwald | May 7, 2019 | diversity, Media and journalism, Sport, Unpaid internships

* UPDATE, 13 MAY: STORY PICKED UP IN THE SUN! * PLACEMENTS REMAIN UNPAID, BUT LIST OF DUTIES IS REMOVED FROM ADVERT The BBC has changed the wording of an advert for seven unpaid work experience placements at Wimbledon this summer to “accurately reflect the...
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