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Exit fees campaign / Ep7: Graduates fight back! Nearly 6,000 sign petition against exit fees

Exit fees campaign / Ep7: Graduates fight back! Nearly 6,000 sign petition against exit fees

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...
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,...
Is FDM scared? Senior rep swaps in at ISE conference today

Is FDM scared? Senior rep swaps in at ISE conference today

by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 30, 2021 | Employment rights, exit fees, Graduate schemes, social mobility

GLOBAL BOSS REPLACES UNIVERSITY MEMBERSHIPS MANAGER… TO HANDLE AWKWARD QUESTIONS? Is FDM feeling the heat from the controversy around their use of ‘exit fees’? The firm has replaced the planned speaker at their Institute of Student Employers (ISE)...
Trapped by ‘exit fees’ at FDM: A graduate’s story

Trapped by ‘exit fees’ at FDM: A graduate’s story

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...
‘Deep concern’ over exit fees, says Social Mobility Foundation

‘Deep concern’ over exit fees, says Social Mobility Foundation

by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 28, 2021 | Employment rights, exit fees, Graduate Jobs, Graduate schemes

FIRMS WARNED TO ‘ACT RESPONSIBILY’ WHEN HIRING YOUNG PEOPLE The chief executive of the Social Mobility Foundation has added her voice to growing concerns about ‘exit fees’ – where graduates are charged up to £15,000 if they leave their...
‘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...
Are graduate exit fees illegal? Latest update

Are graduate exit fees illegal? Latest update

by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 16, 2021 | Employers and recruitment, Employment rights, exit fees, resigning and references, Wages

ARE EMPLOYERS PAYING OFF GRADUATES, IN ORDER TO AVOID COURT? A TOP LAWYER EXPLAINS Are you one of the many young, UK employees trapped on your graduate scheme because your employer says you’ll owe them thousands of pounds if you leave (payable in 30 days!)...
Ker-ching! Pay boost for 23- and 24-year-olds earning minimum wage

Ker-ching! Pay boost for 23- and 24-year-olds earning minimum wage

by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 22, 2021 | Employment rights, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Money, Uncategorized, Wages

BUT WHY ARE 21- AND 22-YEAR-OLDS STILL MAKING LESS?  From 1 April 2021, employees aged 23 and 24 will jump from earning £7.70 an hour to £8.91 an hour – as the highest age bracket for workers earning the National Minimum Wage is lowered from aged 25 and above to...
See you in court! SECOND graduate challenges employer over ‘exit fees’ contract

See you in court! SECOND graduate challenges employer over ‘exit fees’ contract

by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 11, 2020 | Employment rights, exit fees, Graduate schemes, Money, resigning and references, Wages

I.T. CONSULTANCY TEN10 CLAIMS HE OWES NEARLY £7,000 FOR HIS TRAINING *GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE* A graduate whose former employer claims he owes them nearly £7,000 for his training while employed by them is challenging the practice of charging so-called ‘exit...
Are unpaid ‘furlunteer’ roles replacing paid internships?

Are unpaid ‘furlunteer’ roles replacing paid internships?

by Tanya de Grunwald | Apr 24, 2020 | Charities and volunteering, Covid-19 Coronavirus, Employment rights, Unpaid internships, Wages

HAS YOUR SUMMER INTERNSHIP JUST BEEN TAKEN BY SOMEONE WHO ALREADY HAS A JOB? At Graduate Fog, we’ve seen a lot in the 10 years we’ve been blogging about the UK’s youth jobs market. But this latest twist – ‘furlunteering’ – has...
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