by Tanya de Grunwald | May 12, 2017 | job hunting, Media and journalism, Money, Unpaid internships
JK ROWLING RETWEETS BIZARRE STORY INVOLVING NAKED HOMELESS MAN A former intern has shocked Twitter by sharing an unusual tale of a night he spent in a London youth hostel while doing unpaid journalism work experience at the Guardian. Interpretations of the story have...
by Tanya de Grunwald | May 2, 2017 | Money, student loan, Tuition fees, Universities, Unpaid internships
12-MONTH URBAN OUTFITTERS PLACEMENT IS LATEST EXAMPLE OF DOUBLE-CHARGING Universities and employers have come under fire from students and graduates who are angry about being forced to undertake long, unpaid student work placements with private companies as part of...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Apr 21, 2017 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Job boards, job hunting, Media and journalism, PR and marketing, social mobility, Unpaid internships, Wages
MOVE SENDS STRONG SIGNAL TO STUBBORN INDUSTRY AND ARROGANT EMPLOYERS Looking for a paid media internship? Until now, they’ve been hard to find – but things may be about to change. One of the UK’s biggest websites for jobs in media, journalism and PR...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Apr 11, 2017 | diversity, fashion, Media and journalism, social mobility, Unpaid internships, Wages
EDWARD ENNINFUL HAS SAID DIVERSITY IN FASHION MUST EXTEND TO INTERNS, AS WELL AS MODELS Desperate to work in fashion – but can’t afford to work for free? Good news! Graduate Fog can confirm that the new Editor of UK Vogue – one of the biggest jobs in...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 27, 2017 | Business, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, leisure and hospitality, Unpaid internships, Wages
THE TOPSY-TURVY LOGIC OF PAYING YOUNG PEOPLE FOR THEIR LABOUR An unpaid ‘work experience’ scheme by Pret a Manger was slammed at the weekend – the public backlash was so strong that the sandwich chain was forced to perform a U-turn and pledge that...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 17, 2017 | diversity, Employment rights, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Money, social mobility, Uncategorized, Universities, Unpaid internships, Wages
WHY MORE WAGE CHEATS COULD FACE PROSECUTION IN FUTURE There have been calls for firms that employ unpaid interns to be prosecuted, not just fined or told to reimburse workers’ missing pay. Speaking shortly after 350 firms – including Debenhams, Subway and...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 8, 2017 | average graduate salary, Careers advice, Charities and volunteering, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Job boards, job hunting, Recession and economy, Universities, Unpaid internships, Wages
THINKING ABOUT WORKING FOR FREE? READ THIS FIRST Unpaid internships are illegal and unfair. But that doesn’t change the fact that you need to get your career started — and it’s hard to find paid, entry-level jobs. So, if you can find a way to fund...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jan 16, 2017 | Banking, Business, Employers and recruitment, Money, Recession and economy, Uncategorized, Unpaid internships, Wages
COULD GRADUATES EARN MORE IF BOSSES EARNED LESS? We have a National Minimum Wage – but is it time we had a National Maximum Wage too? The idea was proposed by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn last week, as a potential solution to the growing problem of pay...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Dec 6, 2016 | Employers and recruitment, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages
“ALTERNATIVE” BENEFITS ARE “GREATER THAN JUST BEING PAID,” SAY PLATFORM’S CREATORS NEARLY THREE QUARTERS OF YOUNG FREELANCERS SAY THEY’VE BEEN ASKED TO WORK FOR FREE IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS, ACCORDING TO NEW STATS The founders of a...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 30, 2016 | Media and journalism, social mobility, Unpaid internships
BUT THE INTERNET IS NOT IMPRESSED * STORY PICKED UP BY THE GUARDIAN! * Free London newspaper City AM has refused to re-think an internship at their headquarters that was recently auctioned for £650, on the grounds that, “All the money goes to a cancer...
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