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A decade of Graduate Fog!

A decade of Graduate Fog!

by Tanya de Grunwald | Apr 28, 2020 | diversity, Good + Fair Employers Club, Graduate Fog, Graduate unemployment, Politicians, social mobility, Unpaid internships

OUR BEST BITS FROM THE LAST 10 YEARS — AND OUR TAKE ON WHAT’S COMING NEXT By Tanya de Grunwald, founder of Graduate Fog and director of the Good + Fair Employers Club (below) When I founded Graduate Fog in April 2010, I feared there wouldn’t be...
MP slammed over unpaid video editor job

MP slammed over unpaid video editor job

by Tanya de Grunwald | Oct 6, 2018 | Media and journalism, Politicians, social mobility, Unpaid internships, Wages

BEN BRADLEY MP WANTS ‘SLICK AND ENGAGING’ VIDEO – BUT REFUSES TO PAY FOR IT * GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE * * UPDATE (7.30PM, 9 OCTOBER 2018): BEN BRADLEY APPEARS TO HAVE DELETED HIS TWITTER ACCOUNT SOME TIME ON MONDAY AFTERNOON – ALTHOUGH IT IS...
Unpaid internships / Our trolling worked! Government finally agrees to meet

Unpaid internships / Our trolling worked! Government finally agrees to meet

by Tanya de Grunwald | Aug 28, 2018 | Politicians, Unpaid internships

OUR DAILY TWEETS REMIND EDUCATION MINISTER DAMIAN HINDS THAT GRADUATES HAVE WAITED LONG ENOUGH FOR FOR ACTION  It’s official: pester power works! Graduate Fog’s dogged determination to secure a meeting about unpaid internships with the Department for...
Enough! After waiting two YEARS to discuss unpaid internships, we’ve just given the Department for Education one WEEK to invite us in

Enough! After waiting two YEARS to discuss unpaid internships, we’ve just given the Department for Education one WEEK to invite us in

by Tanya de Grunwald | Aug 2, 2018 | Politicians, Uncategorized, Unpaid internships

THIS WEBSITE SLAMS THEIR ‘GLACIAL’ RESPONSE TO BURNING ISSUE FOR THOUSANDS OF GRADUATES – AND ISSUES A ONE-WEEK CHALLENGE TO INVITE US IN UPDATE, 13 August 2018: After the Department for Education failed to respond to our challenge to reply by Friday...
Chuka Umunna slammed over unpaid internship (but it’s for students so it’s legal… Hmm)

Chuka Umunna slammed over unpaid internship (but it’s for students so it’s legal… Hmm)

by Tanya de Grunwald | May 31, 2018 | Politicians, Universities, Unpaid internships

TOP LABOUR MP UNDER FIRE OVER YEAR-LONG PLACEMENT WHICH SOUNDS LIKE A JOB THAT SHOULD BE PAID * UPDATE 1: The Labour leader’s office has just emailed all Labour MPs to remind them not to hire unpaid interns * * UPDATE 2: This website’s comments picked up...
We’re in! Department for Education FINALLY agrees to discuss internships with us

We’re in! Department for Education FINALLY agrees to discuss internships with us

by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 1, 2018 | Politicians, social mobility, Unpaid internships

OUR 18 MONTHS OF PESTERING FINALLY PAYS OFF The Department for Education has finally agreed to meet fair internships campaigners to hear our ideas to fix a problem affecting tens of thousands of graduates every year – and it only took us a year and a half of...
Should arts degrees be cheaper than science degrees?

Should arts degrees be cheaper than science degrees?

by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 23, 2018 | Graduate Jobs, Politicians, science and technology, student loan, Tuition fees, Universities

OR WOULD THIS PUSH POORER STUDENTS TOWARDS LOWER PAID CAREERS? Arts degrees should be cheaper than science degrees, as they are less likely to lead to the highest paid jobs, it has been suggested. In a speech earlier this week, Theresa May stunned her audience by...
Could a new ‘ban’ on unpaid internships make things WORSE for young workers?

Could a new ‘ban’ on unpaid internships make things WORSE for young workers?

by Tanya de Grunwald | Oct 24, 2017 | Politicians, Unpaid internships

UNPAID INTERNSHIPS ARE ALREADY ILLEGAL. WHY RISK CONFUSING THE ISSUE? By Tanya de Grunwald Fair internships campaigner and founder of Graduate Fog Could a new bill designed to improve interns’ chances of being paid for their work actually risk making things...
Government must stop cheating 21-24s out of ‘grown-up’ minimum wage, says TUC chief

Government must stop cheating 21-24s out of ‘grown-up’ minimum wage, says TUC chief

by Tanya de Grunwald | Sep 14, 2017 | Business, Employers and recruitment, leisure and hospitality, Money, Politicians, Retail, Wages

“YOUNG WORKERS DESERVE TO BE TREATED FAIRLY” AND PAID THE SAME AS OLDER COLLEAGUES The Government must stop cheating 21- to 24-year-olds out of the top rate of National Minimum Wage (NMW), the Low Pay Commission has been told today. The TUC (Trades Union...
Did Corbyn lie to graduates over pledge to scrap student debt?

Did Corbyn lie to graduates over pledge to scrap student debt?

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...
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