by Tanya de Grunwald | Dec 3, 2019 | Employers and recruitment, Employment rights, exit fees, Graduate schemes, Money, Wages
ARE THESE CONTRACTS LEGAL – AND WHAT ARE THE RISKS IF YOU DON’T PAY UP? GRADUATE FOG ANSWERS ALL YOUR QUESTIONS Disclaimer: The advice in this post is not written by a qualified lawyer. It aims to cover the most common questions we are being asked about...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 18, 2019 | Employers and recruitment, Employment rights, exit fees, Graduate Fog Employers Club, Graduate schemes
BARRISTER WHO FACED DOWN BORIS OVER PROROGATION TEAMS UP WITH US TO CHALLENGE CONTRACTS DESIGNED TO LOCK IN YOUNG WORKERS * OUR CAMPAIGN PICKED UP BY THE FINANCIAL TIMES! * A top legal team – aided by Graduate Fog – is challenging a company that claimed a...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Oct 30, 2018 | Dismissal, Employers and recruitment, Employment rights, Graduate unemployment, Money, zero hours contracts
“YOU’RE ONE FALL FROM THE DOLE” HE WARNS OTHER GIG ECONOMY WORKERS * GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE * Funds are being raised to help a graduate who lost his job with the AA after he fell and broke his leg on his way to work. As an agency worker, Alex Wright...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 22, 2018 | Business, Employment rights, Graduate schemes, Money, resigning and references
ASTONISHING EMAIL TO GRADS THANKS THEM FOR “DEDICATION AND HARD WORK” BUT INCLUDES NO APOLOGY FOR DISTRESS CAUSED * GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE * * OOH! STORY PICKED UP BY THE FINANCIAL TIMES! * Capita have emailed their graduates announcing they have scrapped...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Aug 8, 2017 | disabilities and extra challenges, Employers and recruitment, Employment rights, Graduate Jobs, job hunting
BE ASSERTIVE, AND REMEMBER: GOOD COMMUNICATION ISN’T JUST ABOUT FLUENCY, SAY EXPERTS Job hunting and interviews are challenging for everyone, but what if you are a graduate with a stammer (also known as a stutter)? Should you mention your dysfluency, or just...
by Tanya de Grunwald | 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...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 8, 2017 | Confidence and self-esteem, CVs and interviews, disabilities and extra challenges, diversity, Employers and recruitment, Employment rights, job hunting
ASK AN EMPLOYER! Series sponsored by Grant Thornton It’s illegal for employers to discriminate on the grounds of disability — and they have to make ‘reasonable adjustments’ if you have any extra requirements, either during the job application,...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 17, 2017 | diversity, Employment rights, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Money, social mobility, Uncategorized, Universities, Unpaid internships, Wages
WHY MORE WAGE CHEATS COULD FACE PROSECUTION IN FUTURE There have been calls for firms that employ unpaid interns to be prosecuted, not just fined or told to reimburse workers’ missing pay. Speaking shortly after 350 firms – including Debenhams, Subway and...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Aug 10, 2016 | Employment rights, Graduate Jobs, professional development
JUST STARTING YOUR CAREER? YOU’RE MUCH MORE VULNERABLE THAN OLDER FEMALES, SHOCK STATS REVEAL Nearly two thirds of young women have experienced sexual harassment in the workplace, according to shocking new figures released today. While more than half (52%) of...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 28, 2016 | Business, Employers and recruitment, Employment rights, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Politicians, Recession and economy, Wages
IS SHOCK EU REFERENDUM RESULT GOOD OR BAD NEWS FOR YOUNG WORKERS? In case you missed it (!), the British public has just voted to leave the European Union (EU). On Friday it was announced that 52% of those who voted wished to leave (‘Brexit’), while only...
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