Conservatives rush to recruit unpaid election interns (sorry – ‘campaign volunteers’)

Conservatives rush to recruit unpaid election interns (sorry – ‘campaign volunteers’)

ADVERTS FOR DOZENS OF WAGE-FREE ROLES APPEAR ONLINE, AIMED SQUARELY AT YOUNG APPLICANTS * GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE! * * OOH! THIS STORY HAS BEEN PICKED UP BY POLITICS BLOG GUIDO FAWKES Politicians are being warned not to use the general election to take advantage of...
Wow! Employer offers £40,000 per student to help with university costs

Wow! Employer offers £40,000 per student to help with university costs

(AND NO, THEY DON’T HAVE TO PAY IT BACK WHEN THEY GRADUATE) Is it fair that students are burdened with the entire cost of their degree, when some of the world’s biggest firms also benefit – and profit – from that education? Professional...
Want more diversity, Hollywood? Stop auctioning your internships for £30,000!

Want more diversity, Hollywood? Stop auctioning your internships for £30,000!

THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY “DONATES” THREE-MONTH “RARE OPPORTUNITY” * GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE! * * OOH! OUR STORY PICKED UP BY THE GUARDIAN, RAW STORY AND THE INDEPENDENT! * An unpaid Hollywood internship at a major movie studio is being auctioned...
London internships: Six in 10 paid less than the minimum wage

London internships: Six in 10 paid less than the minimum wage

UK CAPITAL HAS ‘A BIG PROBLEM’ WITH UNPAID INTERNSHIPS, FINDS DAMNING NEW REPORT More than six in 10 London internships are paid less than the minimum wage and unpaid internships are ‘a big problem’ in the capital, according to a damning new...
Are all unpaid interns really ‘rich’? Not in our experience

Are all unpaid interns really ‘rich’? Not in our experience

MOST ARE SKINT – AND INACCURATE STEREOTYPES OBSCURE THE TRUE VILLAINS IN TODAY’S JOB MARKET: THE EMPLOYERS WHO EXPLOIT YOUNG WORKERS According to much of the mainstream press, it’s a fact that you have to be ‘rich’ (or even...
WOOP! Living Wage jumps to nearly £10 an hour

WOOP! Living Wage jumps to nearly £10 an hour

BUT GULF WIDENS BETWEEN WAGES OFFERED BY GOOD AND BAD EMPLOYERS The Living Wage has jumped to nearly £10 an hour in some parts of the UK, meaning that graduates working for ‘good’ employers are earning 41% more than those with the same skills who are...
Time is running out for firms still using unpaid interns

Time is running out for firms still using unpaid interns

SOCIAL MOBILITY WATCHDOG PUSHES FOR OUTRIGHT BAN ON WAGE-FREE PLACEMENTS An influential new report has loaded pressure on employers still using unpaid interns to end the practice immediately. Having unpaid young workers effectively doing real jobs is exploitative,...
Quit making excuses and pay your interns! Our response to THAT BrokeinLondon.com advert

Quit making excuses and pay your interns! Our response to THAT BrokeinLondon.com advert

NO WAGES, NO OFFICE AND NO PROFIT – ARE YOU SURE YOU’RE RUNNING A BUSINESS, GUYS? At Graduate Fog, we see a lot of adverts for unpaid internships. They all make our blood boil – that’s why we’ve named and shamed dozens of employers in the...
Website that attacked Lena Dunham has no right to preach on unpaid work

Website that attacked Lena Dunham has no right to preach on unpaid work

GAWKER FORGETS TO MENTION OWN LAWSUIT FROM FORMER INTERNS Writer and actress Lena Dunham’s has said that all performers on her new book tour will be paid, following an online backlash against initial plans for comedians, singers and musicians to showcase their...