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BBC journalist shocks graduates with unpaid ‘assistant’ advert

BBC journalist shocks graduates with unpaid ‘assistant’ advert

by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 6, 2021 | Media and journalism, Money, Unpaid internships, Wages

WANT TO TIDY A STRANGER’S HOME OFFICE FOR FREE? NOPE, NEITHER DO WE A BBC Radio 5 Live journalist and broadcaster has shocked graduates by posting an advert for a ‘volunteer’ ‘assistant journalist’ on LinkedIn. The lengthy job description...
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...
Are unpaid ‘furlunteer’ roles replacing paid internships?

Are unpaid ‘furlunteer’ roles replacing paid internships?

by Tanya de Grunwald | Apr 24, 2020 | Charities and volunteering, Covid-19 Coronavirus, Employment rights, Unpaid internships, Wages

HAS YOUR SUMMER INTERNSHIP JUST BEEN TAKEN BY SOMEONE WHO ALREADY HAS A JOB? At Graduate Fog, we’ve seen a lot in the 10 years we’ve been blogging about the UK’s youth jobs market. But this latest twist – ‘furlunteering’ – has...
Samantha Cameron’s fashion firm reported for unpaid internship

Samantha Cameron’s fashion firm reported for unpaid internship

by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 1, 2019 | diversity, fashion, social mobility, Uncategorized, Unpaid internships

CEFINN – OWNED BY EX-PRIME MINISTER’S WIFE – FACES QUESTIONS AFTER WE REPORT SUSPICIOUS ADVERT TO MINIMUM WAGE OFFICIALS * OUR STORY PICKED UP BY THE GUARDIAN! * UPDATE 08.11.19: Cefinn have re-worded the advert and now claim this is a ‘job...
Top science journal editor admits giving secret unpaid internships to “wealthy” graduates

Top science journal editor admits giving secret unpaid internships to “wealthy” graduates

by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 11, 2019 | Media and journalism, science and technology, social mobility, Unpaid internships

– “It’s hard for me to say no” to offers, says Lancet Global Health Editor-in-Chief, Zoe Mullan – The roles are unpaid and unadvertised – Comments were made during the Equality in Science Symposium, a public event at the Liverpool...
BBC backs down over unpaid Wimbledon work experience after 2,000 sign our petition

BBC backs down over unpaid Wimbledon work experience after 2,000 sign our petition

by Tanya de Grunwald | May 7, 2019 | diversity, Media and journalism, Sport, Unpaid internships

* UPDATE, 13 MAY: STORY PICKED UP IN THE SUN! * PLACEMENTS REMAIN UNPAID, BUT LIST OF DUTIES IS REMOVED FROM ADVERT The BBC has changed the wording of an advert for seven unpaid work experience placements at Wimbledon this summer to “accurately reflect the...
BBC’s unpaid Wimbledon work experience may be illegal, says top lawyer

BBC’s unpaid Wimbledon work experience may be illegal, says top lawyer

by Tanya de Grunwald | May 1, 2019 | Sport, Unpaid internships

PETITION LAUNCHED AGAINST ‘VOLUNTEER’ RUNNER JOB * ADD YOUR NAME HERE!* * UPDATE, 13 MAY: STORY PICKED UP IN THE SUN! * One of the UK’s best known barristers has said that BBC Sport’s unpaid Wimbledon work experience placement may break UK...
BBC criticised for “exhausting” unpaid work experience at Wimbledon

BBC criticised for “exhausting” unpaid work experience at Wimbledon

by Tanya de Grunwald | Apr 28, 2019 | diversity, Media and journalism, social mobility, Sport, Unpaid internships

AND DOES DEMAND FOR “PHYSICAL FITNESS” EXCLUDE THOSE WITH DISABILITIES?  * UPDATE, 13 MAY: STORY PICKED UP IN THE SUN! * The BBC has been slammed for advertising two-week “work experience” placements at Wimbledon 2019 which appear to be unpaid,...
Why Channel 4 joined the Graduate Fog Employers Club

Why Channel 4 joined the Graduate Fog Employers Club

by Tanya de Grunwald | Jan 31, 2019 | Arts and culture, diversity, Graduate Fog Employers Club, Media and journalism, social mobility, Unpaid internships

INFLUENTIAL BROADCASTER WILL ALSO HOST OUR NEXT CLUB EVENT Channel 4 is the latest big employer to step up and show their support for young job seekers by joining the Graduate Fog Employers Club, our coalition of ‘good’ employers of young people. The...
Let’s end unpaid internships by the end of 2019, says Graduate Fog’s founder

Let’s end unpaid internships by the end of 2019, says Graduate Fog’s founder

by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 23, 2018 | diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog Employers Club, social mobility, Unpaid internships

TODAY THIS WEBSITE PROMISES NEW PUSH FOR INTERNS IN 2019 By Tanya de Grunwald, Founder of Graduate Fog * LOOK! WE’RE IN PERSONNEL TODAY * A brilliant new report about unpaid internships has just been published – yet I can’t help feeling we’ve...
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