Poundland intern faces brutal backlash for challenging “forced” labour

Poundland intern faces brutal backlash for challenging “forced” labour

by | Jan 15, 2012 | Business, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Pay Your Interns, Politicians, Retail, Unpaid internships, Wages

PRESS HOUNDS GRADUATE WHOSE JOB CENTRE MADE HER WORK IN DISCOUNT STORE FOR FREE The geology graduate who is suing the government over an unpaid internship she was “forced” to do at Poundland as part of a government scheme has been savaged by the British...
Simon Cowell faces Twitterstorm over X Factor’s unpaid interns

Simon Cowell faces Twitterstorm over X Factor’s unpaid interns

by | Dec 12, 2011 | Business, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Media and journalism, Pay Your Interns, Unpaid internships, Wages

TIMES COLUMNIST CAITLIN MORAN AND LABOUR MP STELLA CREASY AMONG THOSE WHO RT’D Simon Cowell faced a Twitterstorm during last night’s X Factor final, as our story about four unpaid interns working full-time on the X Factor set for the last three months was...
Cut the minimum wage for young unemployed, says BILLIONAIRE Phones 4 U boss

Cut the minimum wage for young unemployed, says BILLIONAIRE Phones 4 U boss

by | Nov 17, 2011 | Business, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Pay Your Interns, Politicians, Unpaid internships, Wages

YOU ARE NOT AN “ATTRACTIVE VALUE PROPOSITION” CLAIMS FAT CAT *GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE!* A British businessman – whose wealth is estimated at £1.5 billion – has suggested that the minimum wage should be slashed for youngsters, to make them...
Yikes – youth unemployment hits one million

Yikes – youth unemployment hits one million

by | Nov 16, 2011 | Business, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Pay Your Interns, Politicians, Universities, Unpaid internships, Wages

JOBLESS UNDER 25s WOULD FILL THE O2 ARENA FIVE TIMES OVER There are now 1.2 million unemployed 16 to 24-year-olds living in the UK, according to new figures published this morning by the Office of National Statistics. It is now at a 15-year high and is double the rate...
We must do more to help graduates find jobs, universities FINALLY admit

We must do more to help graduates find jobs, universities FINALLY admit

by | Oct 19, 2011 | Careers advice, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Universities, Unpaid internships

EVEN TOP UNIVERSITIES OFFER POOR ADVICE, SAY JOBLESS GRADUATES A senior figure in the world of university career advice has admitted that the industry must do more to help graduates into work, as record youth unemployment statistics were announced last week....
“Unpaid internships aren’t wrong” says the man who got sued for running them

“Unpaid internships aren’t wrong” says the man who got sued for running them

by | Oct 12, 2011 | Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Media and journalism, Pay Your Interns, Unpaid internships, Wages

BYLINES, CONTACTS, FREE TICKETS AND MEALS WERE FAIR REWARD FOR INTERNS’ WORK, HE CLAIMS A company founder has angered graduates by insisting that young people would shoot themselves in the foot if unpaid internships were banned. He also suggested that interns...