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Exit fees campaign / Ep8: ‘I’m at HSBC’ says graduate behind exit fees petition

Exit fees campaign / Ep8: ‘I’m at HSBC’ says graduate behind exit fees petition

by Tanya de Grunwald | Dec 8, 2021 | diversity, Employers and recruitment, exit fees, Graduate schemes, social mobility

‘OVER 100 OF US ARE HERE – AND WE’RE NOT FREE TO LEAVE’ The graduate who started a petition against ‘exit fees’ that has attracted more than 6,000 signatures is currently ‘trapped’ on a placement at HSBC that he is...
Exit fees campaign / Ep7: Graduates fight back! Nearly 6,000 sign petition against exit fees

Exit fees campaign / Ep7: Graduates fight back! Nearly 6,000 sign petition against exit fees

by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 30, 2021 | diversity, Employers and recruitment, Employment rights, exit fees, Graduate Fog, Money, social mobility

ANONYMOUS AUTHOR IS FDM GRAD NOW WORKING AT ‘ONE OF THE UK’S BIGGEST BANKS’ A petition against ‘exit fees’ – started by an anonymous graduate currently trapped on FDM Group’s graduate programme, who says he can’t leave...
Exit fees campaign / Ep4: Big Issue and Good Law Project founders back us up

Exit fees campaign / Ep4: Big Issue and Good Law Project founders back us up

by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 11, 2021 | exit fees, Graduate schemes, Mental health, Money, social mobility, Uncategorized

HEAVYWEIGHT CAMPAIGNERS AGREE: GRADUATES SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO LEAVE THEIR JOB Two of the UK’s best-known social justice campaigners have said that they support our campaign to Stop Exit Fees By Xmas, expressing anger and alarm that companies such as FDM...
Exit fees campaign / Ep3: Thank you, Severn Trent!

Exit fees campaign / Ep3: Thank you, Severn Trent!

by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 9, 2021 | diversity, Employers and recruitment, exit fees, Good + Fair Employers Club, Graduate Fog, social mobility

‘GRADUATES SHOULDN’T HAVE TO PAY TO LEAVE A ROLE THEY’RE UNHAPPY IN’ SAYS WATER COMPANY Our campaign to #StopExitFeesByXmas is working – we have our first supporter! Last week, we blew open the scandal of the firms that have been charging...
Exit fees campaign / Ep2: Calling the clients

Exit fees campaign / Ep2: Calling the clients

by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 4, 2021 | diversity, Employers and recruitment, exit fees, social mobility

WE ASK THE BRANDS THAT USE EXIT FEES FIRMS TO DROP THEM BY CHRISTMAS The customer holds the power, as well as the purse strings. If we really want to draw attention to the firms that have created misery for thousands of graduates by charging huge ‘exit...
Let’s #StopExitFeesByXmas! Our new campaign launches

Let’s #StopExitFeesByXmas! Our new campaign launches

by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 1, 2021 | diversity, Employers and recruitment, Employment rights, exit fees, Graduate schemes, social mobility

  JOIN US TO RAISE AWARENESS AND CALL OUT BAD EMPLOYERS Are you a graduate stuck on a programme you can’t leave without paying thousands of pounds to your employer, supposedly to cover the cost of your (crummy) training? Or if you took the risk and quit,...
Is FDM scared? Senior rep swaps in at ISE conference today

Is FDM scared? Senior rep swaps in at ISE conference today

by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 30, 2021 | Employment rights, exit fees, Graduate schemes, social mobility

GLOBAL BOSS REPLACES UNIVERSITY MEMBERSHIPS MANAGER… TO HANDLE AWKWARD QUESTIONS? Is FDM feeling the heat from the controversy around their use of ‘exit fees’? The firm has replaced the planned speaker at their Institute of Student Employers (ISE)...
Trapped by ‘exit fees’ at FDM: A graduate’s story

Trapped by ‘exit fees’ at FDM: A graduate’s story

by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 29, 2021 | Employers and recruitment, Employment rights, exit fees, Graduate schemes, social mobility

NOW FACING A £15,000 BILL IF HE QUITS, SAM* EXPLAINS WHY HE DIDN’T ASK MORE QUESTIONS WHEN SIGNING HIS CONTRACT  (*Not his real name, to protect his identity) Last week, we asked why the IT outsourcing firm FDM Group has been given a platform to speak at the...
‘Exit fees’ firm under fire over graduate conference appearance

‘Exit fees’ firm under fire over graduate conference appearance

by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 23, 2021 | diversity, Employment rights, exit fees, Graduate schemes, resigning and references, social mobility, Uncategorized

FDM GROUP IS CHARGING GRADUATES UP TO £15,000 IF THEY QUIT THEIR SCHEME IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS – PAYABLE WITHIN 30 DAYS. IF THE LAW CAN’T STOP THEM, INDUSTRY MUST, SAYS TANYA DE GRUNWALD Questions have been raised about a planned appearance at next...
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...
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