Graduates among those hit hardest by zero-hours contract boom

Graduates among those hit hardest by zero-hours contract boom

by | Mar 10, 2016 | Employers and recruitment, Employment rights, Graduate Jobs, leisure and hospitality, Money, Recession and economy, Retail, Wages, zero hours contracts

UNDER-25s ACCOUNT FOR TWO THIRDS OF LATEST RISE A new boom  in the number of people depending on a zero-hours contract for their main job has hit young workers hardest, according to new research. This includes many graduates doing “stop-gap” jobs –...
Aargh! Journalism job advert demands applicants “live less than 30 mins from Bond Street”

Aargh! Journalism job advert demands applicants “live less than 30 mins from Bond Street”

by | Mar 2, 2016 | Applications, diversity, Employers and recruitment, London, Media and journalism, Money, social mobility, Wages

CANDIDATES NEED CENTRAL LONDON ADDRESS SO THEY CAN ATTEND EVENING “RECEPTIONS AND EVENTS” * GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE! * ** OOH! THIS STORY HAS JUST BEEN PICKED UP BY THE GUARDIAN! ** A magazine publisher has shocked job-seeking journalists by insisting that...
Black graduates earn 23% less than their white friends

Black graduates earn 23% less than their white friends

by | Feb 1, 2016 | CVs and interviews, diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Money, Parents and family, Recession and economy, social mobility, Universities, Unpaid internships, Wages

SHOCKING NEW REPORT REVEALS “MASSIVE PAY GAP” BETWEEN WHITE GRADUATES AND THEIR ETHNIC MINORITY FRIENDS Yes, this is the UK – and yes, this is 2016. Yet shocking new research has revealed a “massive pay gap” between the UK’s white...
High fliers v low earners: How graduates are divided in the UK today

High fliers v low earners: How graduates are divided in the UK today

by | Jan 22, 2016 | Applications, average graduate salary, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Money, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages

STARK CONTRAST IN TALES FROM “THE BEST” AND “THE REST” Hey, did you hear the one about “picky” graduates turning down top employers and reneging on job offers they’ve already accepted? Apparently, candidates are displaying...
Graduates v government! Fight is ON over student loan small print changes

Graduates v government! Fight is ON over student loan small print changes

by | 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...
London Zoo intern defends unpaid roles, saying: “I gained invaluable experience”

London Zoo intern defends unpaid roles, saying: “I gained invaluable experience”

by | Nov 10, 2015 | Confidence and self-esteem, diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, London, Money, professional development, social mobility, Unpaid internships, Wages

AND CLAIMS YOU CAN LIVE ON EXPENSES IN LONDON * ANOTHER GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE! * A former London Zoo intern has defended its controversial unpaid internships, saying the backlash against her former employer is unfair as she gained “invaluable experience and...