by Tanya de Grunwald | May 11, 2022 | Employers and recruitment, exit fees, Money
‘RELIEF’ AMONG GRADUATES RELEASED FROM THEIR JOBS – THANKS TO OUR CAMPAIGN * Update, 15 May 2022: We’re in the Sunday Times! Graduates hit by stinging ‘exit fees’ from recruiters (Don’t subscribe? Click here) * Sparta Global has announced that...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Dec 15, 2021 | diversity, Employers and recruitment, exit fees, Graduate schemes, Money, social mobility
‘I FELT RUSHED WHEN I SIGNED THE CONTRACT, AND WAS DEPRESSED BY THE TIME I LEFT’ A graduate who paid £14,520 in ‘exit fees’ in order to escape a job he realised was a mistake has written to his former employer asking for his money back. He...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Dec 8, 2021 | diversity, Employers and recruitment, exit fees, Graduate schemes, social mobility
‘OVER 100 OF US ARE HERE – AND WE’RE NOT FREE TO LEAVE’ The graduate who started a petition against ‘exit fees’ that has attracted more than 6,000 signatures is currently ‘trapped’ on a placement at HSBC that he is...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 30, 2021 | diversity, Employers and recruitment, Employment rights, exit fees, Graduate Fog, Money, social mobility
ANONYMOUS AUTHOR IS FDM GRAD NOW WORKING AT ‘ONE OF THE UK’S BIGGEST BANKS’ A petition against ‘exit fees’ – started by an anonymous graduate currently trapped on FDM Group’s graduate programme, who says he can’t leave...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 17, 2021 | Employers and recruitment, exit fees, graduate debt
FIRMS ‘HORRIFIED’ BY DEMAND FOR ONE GRADUATE TO PAY £16,000 IN 14 DAYS Big brands that have been clients of FDM Group – and the other IT outsourcing firms that have been charging their graduates huge ‘exit fees’ if they quit in less than...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 9, 2021 | diversity, Employers and recruitment, exit fees, Good + Fair Employers Club, Graduate Fog, social mobility
‘GRADUATES SHOULDN’T HAVE TO PAY TO LEAVE A ROLE THEY’RE UNHAPPY IN’ SAYS WATER COMPANY Our campaign to #StopExitFeesByXmas is working – we have our first supporter! Last week, we blew open the scandal of the firms that have been charging...
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...
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,...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Oct 19, 2021 | Employers and recruitment, exit fees, Graduate schemes
FDM REP VANISHES FROM BOARD ROLE AFTER OUTCRY OVER EXIT FEES Is the tide finally turning against FDM Group? A senior representative from the controversial IT outsourcing firm has mysteriously disappeared from the Institute of Student Employers’ board of...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 29, 2021 | Employers and recruitment, Employment rights, exit fees, Graduate schemes, social mobility
NOW FACING A £15,000 BILL IF HE QUITS, SAM* EXPLAINS WHY HE DIDN’T ASK MORE QUESTIONS WHEN SIGNING HIS CONTRACT (*Not his real name, to protect his identity) Last week, we asked why the IT outsourcing firm FDM Group has been given a platform to speak at the...
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