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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…
Graduates face tougher tests than CEOs when applying for jobs
SENIOR EXECS GET AN EASIER RIDE WITH INTERVIEWS, TESTS AND BACKGROUND CHECKS Applying for graduate jobs? You’ll probably have to jump through more hoops…
Time is running out for firms still using unpaid interns
SOCIAL MOBILITY WATCHDOG PUSHES FOR OUTRIGHT BAN ON WAGE-FREE PLACEMENTS An influential new report has loaded pressure on employers still using unpaid interns to end the practice immediately…
Quit making excuses and pay your interns! Our response to THAT BrokeinLondon.com advert
NO WAGES, NO OFFICE AND NO PROFIT – ARE YOU SURE YOU’RE RUNNING A BUSINESS, GUYS? At Graduate Fog, we see a lot of adverts for unpaid internships…
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