by Tanya de Grunwald | Oct 30, 2018 | Dismissal, Employers and recruitment, Employment rights, Graduate unemployment, Money, zero hours contracts
“YOU’RE ONE FALL FROM THE DOLE” HE WARNS OTHER GIG ECONOMY WORKERS * GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE * Funds are being raised to help a graduate who lost his job with the AA after he fell and broke his leg on his way to work. As an agency worker, Alex Wright...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 12, 2016 | Banking, Benefits and welfare, Money, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages, zero hours contracts
DOES CAREFREE SPENDING MASK DEEPER CONCERNS? OR ARE YOU JUST CHOOSING TO ENJOY LIFE NOW? Today’s skint graduates are baffling experts by exhibiting a ‘YOLO’ (you only live once) attitude to money, despite being among the most indebted generation ever...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 10, 2016 | Employers and recruitment, Employment rights, Graduate Jobs, leisure and hospitality, Money, Recession and economy, Retail, Wages, zero hours contracts
UNDER-25s ACCOUNT FOR TWO THIRDS OF LATEST RISE A new boom in the number of people depending on a zero-hours contract for their main job has hit young workers hardest, according to new research. This includes many graduates doing “stop-gap” jobs –...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 3, 2015 | average graduate salary, Benefits and welfare, Business, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Money, Politicians, Recession and economy, Retail, social mobility, Wages, zero hours contracts
NEW NATIONAL LIVING WAGE WILL TEMPT FIRMS TO REPLACE STAFF WITH ROBOTS, SAYS CBI BOSS Graduates stuck in ‘stop gap’ jobs should get out of them as soon as they can, according to an industry expert who fears low-paid jobs could soon be replaced by machines...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 8, 2015 | average graduate salary, Benefits and welfare, diversity, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Health and welfare, Housing, job hunting, Money, Politicians, Recession and economy, social mobility, Unpaid internships, Wages, zero hours contracts
CHANCELLOR ANNOUNCES BOOST TO PAY – BUT UNDER-25s EXCLUDED (FOR NO APPARENT REASON) The Chancellor George Osborne has just announced the introduction of a new compulsory living wage of £7.20 per hour, which will take effect from April 2016 and rise to £9 an hour...
by Tanya de Grunwald | May 29, 2015 | Arts and culture, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Media and journalism, Money, Recession and economy, social mobility, Unpaid internships, Wages, workfare, zero hours contracts
BUT MAKERS CLAIM PUBLIC HAS ‘MISINTERPRETED’ TRUE NATURE OF PROGRAMME >> NEWSFLASH! This story has now been picked up by the MailOnline, Independent (twice), Telegraph, Express, Guardian, Sun, Huffington Post, Sydney Morning...
by Tanya de Grunwald | May 28, 2015 | Benefits and welfare, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages, zero hours contracts
BUT BROADCASTER’S STATEMENT CONTRADICTS CASTING CALL ADVERT FOR PARTICIPANTS >> NEWSFLASH! This story has now been picked up by the MailOnline, Independent (twice), Telegraph, Express, Guardian, Sun, Huffington Post, Sydney Morning Herald, Vice,...
by Tanya de Grunwald | May 27, 2015 | Applications, Benefits and welfare, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Media and journalism, Money, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages, zero hours contracts
PARTICIPANTS WILL BE CHALLENGED TO “SHOW THEIR WORTH” IN EVERY EPISODE *GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE* >> NEWSFLASH! This story has now been picked up by the MailOnline, Independent (twice), Telegraph, Express, Guardian, Sun, Huffington Post, Vice and...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Apr 9, 2015 | Applications, average graduate salary, Business, Careers advice, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Unpaid internships, zero hours contracts
GRADUATE FOG IS FIVE TODAY! Happy birthday to us… Happy birthday to us… Happy birthday Graduate Fo-og… Happy birthday to us! That’s right – today we are celebrating this website’s FIFTH birthday! And we want to say a big thank you...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 25, 2015 | average graduate salary, graduate debt, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Money, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages, zero hours contracts
SAVE YOU UP TO £339 A YEAR ON LONDON TRAVEL WITH SMART NEW PAYMENT PLAN * PLUS AN EXTRA £10 OFF — SPECIAL OFFER FOR GRADUATE FOG READERS (code: GRADFOG) * How much do you spend on travel to and from work every month? For many graduates — especially those...
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