BBC journalist shocks graduates with unpaid ‘assistant’ advert
WANT TO ORGANISE A STRANGER’S HOME OFFICE FOR FREE? NOPE, NEITHER DO WE… A BBC Radio 5 Live journalist and broadcaster has apologised after posting an advert for a ‘volunteer assistant journalist’ on LinkedIn…
Young people are being shafted – so why don’t more under-35s VOTE?
FOUR MILLION YOUNG VOTERS ARE “MISSING”. WHERE ARE THEY? The UK’s under-35s could decide the result of the 2015 general election, but only if…
“Milk and sugar?” Graduates spend 313 hours a year making tea for their colleagues
IS YOUR EMPLOYER UNDER-USING YOUR SKILLS? Today’s university graduates are spending more time than ever making tea and coffee…
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Are all unpaid interns really ‘rich’? Not in our experience
MOST ARE SKINT – AND INACCURATE STEREOTYPES OBSCURE THE TRUE VILLAINS IN TODAY’S JOB MARKET: THE EMPLOYERS WHO EXPLOIT YOUNG WORKERS According to much of the mainstream press yesterday…
A London internship will cost you £1,013 a month (to work for FREE)
NEW STATS REVEAL TRUE PRICE OF ‘EXPERIENCE’ Thinking of doing a London internship? It will cost you £1,013 a month (on rent and other bills)…
Only one in 40 new jobs since the recession is for a full-time employee
1.3 MILLION PEOPLE STILL WANT MORE WORK THAN THEY CAN FIND. ARE YOU ONE OF THEM? Only one in every 40 new jobs created since the recession is for a full-time employee – and many workers…
Confidence coach seeks unpaid intern (Wow, that’ll be great for THEIR self-esteem!)
GURU’S NINE-MONTH PR JOB PAYS EXPENSES ONLY A confidence coach has posted an advert for a nine-month unpaid PR internship, apparently unaware of the crushing impact…
WOOP! Living Wage jumps to nearly £10 an hour
BUT GULF WIDENS BETWEEN WAGES OFFERED BY GOOD AND BAD EMPLOYERS The Living Wage has jumped to nearly £10 an hour in some parts of the UK, meaning that graduates working for ‘good’ employers are earning…
Graduate payslips – where did all your money go?
DECODE THE NUMBERS – AND MAKE SURE YOUR BOSS’S SUMS ARE RIGHT The long-awaited day is finally here: your first graduate wage packet has landed. After you’ve got used…
End unpaid internships by 2020? No, end them now
WE DEMAND URGENT ACTION IN FIGHT FOR FAIR PAY FOR YOUNG WORKERS Graduate Fog’s founder has insisted that interns’ fight for fair pay must be a priority – and that a recommendation that unpaid…
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