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 11, 2021 | exit fees, Graduate schemes, Mental health, Money, social mobility, Uncategorized
HEAVYWEIGHT CAMPAIGNERS AGREE: GRADUATES SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO LEAVE THEIR JOB Two of the UK’s best-known social justice campaigners have said that they support our campaign to Stop Exit Fees By Xmas, expressing anger and alarm that companies such as FDM...
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 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)...
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...
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...
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