Exit fees/ Ep11: Ouch! DWP grilled over FDM graduates ‘trapped’ in government department
DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS SPOKESPERSON SQUIRMS UNDER SPOTLIGHT The Department for Work and Pensions has refused to answer basic questions about how many FDM Group graduates…
Graduates among those hit hardest by zero-hours contract boom
UNDER-25s ACCOUNT FOR TWO THIRDS OF LATEST RISE A new boom in the number of people depending on a zero-hours contract…
Aargh! Journalism job advert demands applicants “live less than 30 mins from Bond Street”
CANDIDATES NEED CENTRAL LONDON ADDRESS SO THEY CAN ATTEND EVENING “RECEPTIONS AND EVENTS” A magazine publisher has shocked job-seeking journalists…
GULP! Law graduates now face £127,000 debt to become a barrister
“COST OF QUALIFYING CREATES A HUGE SOCIAL MOBILITY CHALLENGE” WARNS TOP LAWYER Becoming a barrister will soon cost law graduates up to £127,000, according to new calculations…
Strewth! Intern exploiter fined £9,000 in Australia. When will UK get tough on wage cheats?
BACK PAY IS OFTEN AWARDED, BUT PENALTIES ARE VERY RARE Three media interns are celebrating as their former employer has been fined nearly £9,000 after the trio of designers…
Ever had a job application blanked? We want to know who doesn’t reply
TIRED OF THE CV ‘TUMBLEWEED’ MOMENT? TELL US ABOUT IT Most graduates have experienced the ‘CV black hole’ and ‘tumbleweed moment’, but which is the worst…
Minimum wage cheats forced to pay out £2m – but did any of it go to interns? We’ll never know
92 ROGUE EMPLOYERS CAUGHT – BUT DETAILS REMAIN A MYSTERY The government has named 92 employers who have failed to pay…
Manchester United “pays poverty wages” for graduate roles
APPLICANTS MUST HAVE HAVE 2.1 FROM A “TOP UK UNIVERSITY” – BUT CLUB ONLY OFFERS £6.50 AN HOUR Manchester United is recruiting several “ambitious”, “high-achieving” graduates…
Should I work for a big company or a start-up?
IT DEPENDS ON YOUR PERSONALITY AND GOALS, SAYS EXPERT What is the best place for graduates to start their career? The ultimate prize is…
Black graduates earn 23% less than their white friends
SHOCKING NEW REPORT REVEALS “MASSIVE PAY GAP” Yes, this is the UK – and yes, this is 2016. Yet research has revealed a…
High fliers v low earners: How graduates are divided in the UK today
STARK CONTRAST IN TALES FROM “THE BEST” AND “THE REST” Hey, did you read that “picky” graduates are turning down top employers and reneging…
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