Tory MP David Gauke seeks graduate for unpaid six-month “training post”. Hmm…

Tory MP David Gauke seeks graduate for unpaid six-month “training post”. Hmm…

by | Dec 12, 2013 | Applications, average graduate salary, graduate debt, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Job boards, job hunting, Politicians, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages

TREASURY OFFICIAL REPORTED TO HIS OWN DEPARTMENT FOR INVESTIGATION * STORY PICKED UP BY GUIDO FAWKES! * A Conservative MP who is also a senior figure at the Treasury has been reported to his own officials at HM Revenue and Customs over a mysterious six-month...
JOY claims unpaid intern advert was posted “without HR sign-off”

JOY claims unpaid intern advert was posted “without HR sign-off”

by | Dec 11, 2013 | average graduate salary, Employers and recruitment, fashion, Graduate Fog, Graduate unemployment, Job boards, Recession and economy, Retail, Unpaid internships, Wages

GIFT STORE REMOVES AD – BUT DOESN’T SAY SORRY The high street gift and clothing store JOY has removed its advert for an expenses-only internship lasting up to 12 months, after claiming was posted on their website “without sign-off from our HR...
Fashion designers under fire as Christmas interns campaign heats up

Fashion designers under fire as Christmas interns campaign heats up

by | Dec 10, 2013 | average graduate salary, Employers and recruitment, fashion, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Recession and economy, Retail, Unpaid internships, Wages

ADVERTS FROM VIVIENNE WESTWOOD, JONATHAN SAUNDERS, JULIEN MACDONALD AND HEIDI KLEIN HANDED TO OFFICIALS Graduate Fog’s “Shame intern Scrooges” campaign today turns on four of fashion’s biggest designers, whose creations are worn by scores of...
Christmas shopping at JOY? Spare a thought for their unpaid interns

Christmas shopping at JOY? Spare a thought for their unpaid interns

by | Dec 9, 2013 | average graduate salary, Employers and recruitment, fashion, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Recession and economy, Retail, Unpaid internships, Wages

GRADUATE FOG KICKS OFF ‘SHAME INTERN SCROOGES’ CAMPAIGN * WANT US TO KEEP YOU UPDATED? LIKE US ON FACEBOOK OR FOLLOW US ON TWITTER! * Have you done your Christmas shopping yet? If not, we suggest you walk straight past JOY – the high street gift and...
9 of the worst unpaid internships in Britain

9 of the worst unpaid internships in Britain

by | Nov 28, 2013 | average graduate salary, Business, Employers and recruitment, fashion, graduate debt, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Media and journalism, Politicians, Recession and economy, Retail, Unpaid internships, Wages

BUZZFEED PUBLISHES SHOCKING LIST Buzzfeed has published a list of the most shocking unpaid internships ever to have been advertised or run in Great Britain – including many examples originally uncovered by Graduate Fog. The shameful collection includes examples...
Bank intern Moritz Erhardt died from epileptic seizure, says coroner

Bank intern Moritz Erhardt died from epileptic seizure, says coroner

by | Nov 25, 2013 | Banking, Business, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Health and welfare, job hunting, Recession and economy, Wages

FATIGUE COULD HAVE BEEN A TRIGGER – BUT NO CONCLUSIVE PROOF, EXPERT TELLS COURT An inquest has found that Moritz Erhardt, the Bank of America Merrill Lynch intern who was found dead in a shower at his London flat after working for 72 hours in a row, died of an...
Graduate Fog in today’s Guardian!

Graduate Fog in today’s Guardian!

by | Nov 22, 2013 | CVs and interviews, Employers and recruitment, fashion, graduate debt, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Job boards, job hunting, Law, Media and journalism, Parents and family, Pay Your Interns, Politicians, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages

FOUNDER TANYA DE GRUNWALD ON HOW INTERNS FOUND THEIR VOICE Graduate Fog founder Tanya de Grunwald has blasted employers who continue to hire interns and pay them less than the minimum wage, in an article she was commissioned to write for the Guardian. She praised the...
Intern exploiters lose their right to anonymity

Intern exploiters lose their right to anonymity

by | Oct 7, 2013 | average graduate salary, Business, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Politicians, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages, workfare, zero hours contracts

MINIMUM WAGE DODGERS TO BE PUBLICLY NAMED AND SHAMED UNDER NEW RULES ACTIVATED THIS MONTH From now on, employers who fail to pay their interns the national minimum wage (NMW) will be publicly named and shamed, under revamped plans to clamp down on rogue businesses...