by Tanya de Grunwald | Sep 27, 2023 | diversity, exit fees, Graduate schemes, Uncategorized
GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE • SHOCKING NEW REVELATIONS WILL ROCK THE RECRUIT-TRAIN-DEPLOY INDUSTRY, AND COULD TANK LA FOSSE COMPLETELY • FEE BREAKDOWN INCLUDES £1,100 FOR TIME WITH THE GRADUATE’S OWN MANAGER, PLUS £4,500 FOR THE PROCESS OF PLACING HER AT FORD MOTOR COMPANY...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
AS RIVAL FIRMS AXE EXIT FEES, KUBRICK GETS TOUGH ON £19,800 ‘TRAINING REPAYMENT’ The founder of Graduate Fog says she has seen evidence that one of the last big companies still charging large graduate exit fees to graduates who leave in less than two years has been...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 9, 2022 | diversity, exit fees, Graduate schemes, social mobility, Uncategorized
SMF MUST CORRECT LAST YEAR’S ‘TERRIBLE MISTAKE’ The Social Mobility Foundation has been urged to ban FDM Group and Sparta Global from their prestigious Employer Index for 2022. The request follows outcry over the firms’ inclusion in the 2021...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 3, 2022 | diversity, exit fees, social mobility, Uncategorized
‘FIRM FIGHTING MULTIPLE FIRES’ AS SHARE PRICE DIVES 30% SINCE JANUARY 2022 Is FDM Group in financial trouble? News reaches Graduate Fog that the IT outsourcing giant – at one point worth £1bn – is suffering serious operational problems which...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
WHY ARE TWO GREEDY, RUTHLESS FIRMS BEING PRAISED AS CHAMPIONS OF SOCIAL MOBILITY? Graduates are in shock as a prestigious list heralding the UK firms championing social mobility has included two of the companies best known for ruthlessly charging huge ‘exit...
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...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
WE PUBLISH THE CONTRACTS THAT FDM AND THE OTHER ‘EXIT FEES’ FIRMS DON’T WANT YOU TO SEE Yesterday, we announced the launch of our new campaign to Stop Exit Fees By Xmas – but we didn’t give any details about our plans. Today, we’re...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Sep 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT TO FOLLOW – WATCH THIS SPACE! Are you a graduate stuck on a programme you can’t leave without paying thousands of pounds to your employer, who claims you’ll owe that sum for your training? Keep watching Graduate Fog for updates. We...
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...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 22, 2021 | Employment rights, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Money, Uncategorized, Wages
BUT WHY ARE 21- AND 22-YEAR-OLDS STILL MAKING LESS? From 1 April 2021, employees aged 23 and 24 will jump from earning £7.70 an hour to £8.91 an hour – as the highest age bracket for workers earning the National Minimum Wage is lowered from aged 25 and above to...
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