by Tanya de Grunwald | Sep 26, 2014 | average graduate salary, Benefits and welfare, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Housing, job hunting, Money, Parents and family, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages, workfare, zero hours contracts
“CLIPPED-WING GENERATION” CAN’T AFFORD TO MOVE OUT Almost half of Great Britain’s 20- to 24-year-olds are still living with their mum and dad, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics. Are you one of them? Campbell Robb,...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Sep 16, 2014 | Arts and culture, average graduate salary, diversity, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Media and journalism, Money, Parents and family, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages
“TOO MANY ARE NOT BEING PAID”, SAYS DAVID MORRISSEY Struggling to break into the creative industries because you can’t afford to work for free? At last, we have some good news: one of Britain’s most respected actors is championing your cause....
by Tanya de Grunwald | Sep 11, 2014 | Arts and culture, average graduate salary, Business, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Money, Recession and economy, Retail, Unpaid internships, Wages
ONLY ‘MEDIOCRE’ GRADUATES WOULD QUESTION THE VALUE OF UNPAID INTERNSHIPS, SAYS EDINBURGH BOSS Do some bosses feel it’s their human right to hire unpaid staff? Like many people, we were shocked by the story about Casa Morada, the Edinburgh interior...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Sep 9, 2014 | diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Media and journalism, Unpaid internships, Wages
CLAIMS SHE AND 99 OTHERS WORKED 40 HOURS A WEEK FOR NO PAY ON ‘THE LATE SHOW’ One of America’s most famous talk show hosts is being sued by a former intern – and 99 others, who she claims also worked for free on one of the biggest shows on US...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Sep 4, 2014 | Applications, average graduate salary, Careers advice, Employers and recruitment, fashion, graduate debt, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Job boards, job hunting, Money, PR and marketing, professional development, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages
FASHION BRAND OFFERS HALF THE GOING RATE FOR POSITION DESCRIBED * GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE * A minimum wage ‘reception internship’ advertised by a luxury fashion brand should have paid £22-28,000, according to recruitment experts. Suspicions are growing that...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Aug 28, 2014 | diversity, Employers and recruitment, fashion, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Job boards, job hunting, Recession and economy, Retail, Unpaid internships, Wages
LUXURY BRAND BLAMES ‘BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS’ FOR LOW-PAID ROLE AT KNIGHTSBRIDGE HQ * GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE * * STORY PICKED UP BY THE HUFFINGTON POST! * One of the world’s most exclusive and expensive luxury fashion brands has advertised a six-month...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Aug 19, 2014 | average graduate salary, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages
BUT RECRUITMENT FIRM DUCKS QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER IT WAS A ONE-OFF * GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE * Reed has refused to confirm that it made a £2,500 payment to a former intern earlier this year, and has ignored questions about whether it was the unnamed...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Aug 14, 2014 | average graduate salary, Benefits and welfare, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Money, Parents and family, Recession and economy, Retail, Tuition fees, Unpaid internships, Wages, zero hours contracts
MORE, BETTER-PAID JOBS ARE STILL DESPERATELY NEEDED, ESPECIALLY FOR THE YOUNG Despite a rise in employment, there is deep concern that wage growth is still too low – and more, better-paid jobs are essential if young workers are to feel the benefits of the...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Aug 6, 2014 | Arts and culture, diversity, Employers and recruitment, fashion, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Media and journalism, Unpaid internships, Wages
WINNER CAN OPT OUT OF THE PLACEMENT IF THEY CAN’T AFFORD THE TIME, SAYS SPOKESPERSON The Evening Standard has dismissed concerns that the unpaid fashion internship ‘prize’ it advertised as part of a competition involving sister TV station London Live...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Aug 4, 2014 | Charities and volunteering, diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Politicians, PR and marketing, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages
WEBSITE EDITOR TOLD HE “NEEDED TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHARITY’S ETHOS” A former employee at the Tony Blair Faith Foundation has said that voicing his concerns about the number of unpaid interns working there “did not go down...
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