PR internships: The shameful truth exposed

PR internships: The shameful truth exposed

by | May 29, 2014 | Arts and culture, average graduate salary, Charities and volunteering, Employers and recruitment, fashion, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Media and journalism, PR and marketing, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages

HALF OF PR INTERNS EARN LESS THAN THE MINIMUM WAGE — AND A QUARTER AREN’T EVEN PAID EXPENSES Graduates hoping to start a career in public relations are facing unprecedented challenges according to new research into the junior end of the industry’s...
The UK’s low wages are a “scandal”, says Labour leader

The UK’s low wages are a “scandal”, says Labour leader

by | May 19, 2014 | average graduate salary, Benefits and welfare, Business, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Health and welfare, Housing, job hunting, Politicians, Recession and economy, Retail, Unpaid internships, Wages, zero hours contracts

ROCK-BOTTOM PAY FOR 5 MILLION WORKERS “CAN’T CARRY ON”, INSISTS ED MILIBAND Labour leader Ed Miliband has outlined plans to increase the UK’s national minimum wage to a level closer to the country’s average income, if his party wins the...
Fair internship campaigners are “misguided,” claims Labour MP

Fair internship campaigners are “misguided,” claims Labour MP

by | May 14, 2014 | Business, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Politicians, Unpaid internships, Wages

DINOSAUR POLITICIAN DISPLAYS OUT-DATED THINKING A Labour politician has exhibited shockingly flawed logic and out-dated arguments on the issue of unpaid internships by claiming that those who campaign for a fairer deal young workers are “misguided” –...
Low graduate salary? Chances are, your parents are poor too

Low graduate salary? Chances are, your parents are poor too

by | May 13, 2014 | average graduate salary, Benefits and welfare, Employers and recruitment, fashion, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Parents and family, Politicians, Recession and economy, Tuition fees, Universities, Unpaid internships, Wages, workfare, zero hours contracts

YOUNG PEOPLE’S INCOMES ARE STILL TOO DEPENDENT ON MUM AND DAD’S WEALTH, SAYS NEW REPORT The UK’s poor track record of social mobility means that young people’s life chances are too dependent on their parents’ income, rather than their own...
Graduates on JSA forced to accept zero-hours contracts

Graduates on JSA forced to accept zero-hours contracts

by | May 6, 2014 | Applications, average graduate salary, Benefits and welfare, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, leisure and hospitality, Politicians, Recession and economy, Retail, Wages, workfare, zero hours contracts

YOUNG JOBSEEKERS WHO REFUSE COULD LOSE BENEFITS FOR THREE MONTHS OR MORE Young jobseekers – including graduates – face losing their benefits if they refuse to take zero-hours contract roles, under new plans being drawn up by the government. Those who turn...
Zero-hours contracts give workers “choice” and “flexibility”, bosses claim

Zero-hours contracts give workers “choice” and “flexibility”, bosses claim

by | Apr 30, 2014 | average graduate salary, Business, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, leisure and hospitality, Recession and economy, Retail, Wages, zero hours contracts

BUT CAMPAIGNERS INSIST THEY EXPLOIT VULNERABLE, LOW-PAID STAFF * UPDATE: 25 JUNE 2014 * Business secretary Vince Cable has today moved to ban ‘exclusivity’ clauses in zero-hours contracts, which have tied desperate workers to one employer, even when that...
Average graduate salary “between 11 and 80k”

Average graduate salary “between 11 and 80k”

by | Apr 23, 2014 | average graduate salary, Careers advice, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, professional development, Recession and economy, Tuition fees, Universities, Unpaid internships, Wages, zero hours contracts

MIND THE GRADUATE PAY GAP! VAST RANGE IN STARTING WAGES DEPENDS ON THE INDUSTRY YOU PICK There is an enormous gap between the highest and lowest graduate starting salaries, according to new research seen by Graduate Fog. While some lucky graduates walk straight into...
Does Beyonce really pay her interns in Pepsi and selfies?

Does Beyonce really pay her interns in Pepsi and selfies?

by | Apr 2, 2014 | Applications, Employers and recruitment, fashion, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Media and journalism, Music, Recession and economy, Universities, Unpaid internships, Wages

ADVERT ASKS APPLICANTS TO COMPILE OFFICIAL BLUE IVY BABY BOOK AND SCOUR INTERNET FOR UNFLATTERING PHOTOS AND REQUEST THEIR REMOVAL An advert has appeared in which the global superstar and multimillionaire Beyonce Knowles appears to be looking for unpaid summer...