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 | Jul 27, 2020 | Benefits and welfare, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Health and welfare, Housing, job hunting, Recession and economy, workfare
THE PROS AND CONS OF SIGNING ON AFTER GRADUATION Are you struggling to find work, running out of cash – and considering signing on for Jobseeker’s Allowance? Is the money you get worth the hassle of applying? And can you do internships (either paid or...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 20, 2020 | graduate debt, Money, student loan
MONEYSAVINGEXPERT FOUNDER MARTIN LEWIS SAYS THE ‘SCARY’ NUMBER PROBABLY DOESN’T EVEN MATTER – AND YOU SHOULDN’T BE PRESSURED TO REPAY MORE THAN THE MINIMUM EACH MONTH Personal finance campaigner Martin Lewis has once again stepped up to...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Oct 2, 2017 | graduate debt, Money, student loan, Tuition fees, Universities
BUT DO THE CHANGES GO FAR ENOUGH TO HELP CASH-STRAPPED YOUNG WORKERS? Recent university graduates have been given some much-need breathing space after it was announced they will not have to start repaying their tuition fees until their annual salary reaches £25,000....
by Tanya de Grunwald | Sep 5, 2017 | graduate debt, student loan, Tuition fees, Universities
ROW EXPLODES OVER VICE-CHANCELLORS’ SOARING SALARIES The vice-chancellor of Oxford University has angrily denied that your tuition fees are being used to fund soaring executive salaries within higher education institutions, claiming wages for senior positions...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 24, 2017 | graduate debt, Politicians, Tuition fees
LABOUR LEADER NOW SAYS HE PROMISED TO ‘DEAL WITH IT’, NOT SCRAP IT Jeremy Corbyn has insisted that he never promised to scrap student debt, despite saying he would ‘deal with it’ during the General Election campaign. The news is likely to...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 6, 2017 | average graduate salary, Banking, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Money, Recession and economy, Tuition fees, Unpaid internships, Wages
GOT A FANCY GRADUATE JOB — OR INTERNING UNPAID? WHATEVER YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES, WE SHOW GRADUATES WHERE TO PARK YOUR PENNIES If you’re job-hunting, interning or you’ve just started your first graduate job, does it really matter where you park your...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 22, 2016 | graduate debt, Money, Politicians, student loan
IF GOVERNMENT CAN BACKTRACK ON OTHER LOAN GUARANTEES, WHY NOT THAT ONE TOO? Not too bothered about your student loan, as you know anything you still owe in 30 years’ time will be written off? Students and graduates should be much more worried about the security...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Aug 17, 2016 | graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Money, Parents and family
EVEN THOSE IN WORK STAY WITH PARENTS TO SAVE CASH If you’re still living with your folks, you’re not the only one. Almost half of students who graduated since 2015 have not yet moved out and are still living at home with their parents, according to new...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Dec 15, 2015 | average graduate salary, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Money, Politicians, Recession and economy, student loan, Wages
VOLUNTEERS WANTED TO MOUNT HISTORIC CHALLENGE – CAN YOU HELP? The stage is set for an almighty showdown between graduates and the government, over sneaked-in changes to student loan small print which critics say wouldn’t have been allowed with any other...
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