
Exit fees: FDM dumped by conference organisers?
FDM REP VANISHES FROM BOARD ROLE AFTER OUTCRY OVER EXIT FEES Is the tide finally turning against FDM Group? A senior representative…
Did your university give good value for money?
UK UNIVERSITIES RECEIVE 20,000 COMPLAINTS IN 12 MONTHS Students and graduates now view themselves as ‘consumers’ who can demand value for money from the institutions which expect them to pay…
More graduate jobs are coming! But salaries are set to drop…
CLASS OF 2014 TO EARN LESS THAN CLASS OF 2008 Graduates have received mixed news today as it emerged that the number of graduate jobs available is set to rise this year — but the salaries offered will drop…
PR internships: The shameful truth exposed
HALF OF PR INTERNS EARN LESS THAN THE MINIMUM WAGE — AND A QUARTER AREN’T EVEN PAID EXPENSES Graduates hoping to start a career in public relations are facing unprecedented challenges…
Madness! Nine in ten employers say they can’t fill their graduate vacancies
CANDIDATES AREN’T GOOD ENOUGH, COMPANY BOSSES INSIST To many job-seeking graduates, it seems unbelievable – but a new survey suggests that…
Young jobseeker who committed suicide felt “demoralised” by visits to job centre
MARTIN HADFIELD DIED 24 HOURS AFTER LAST APPOINTMENT A young jobseeker who committed suicide felt “demoralised” by visits to his local job centre and had “no self-esteem” after applying for…
The UK’s low wages are a “scandal”, says Labour leader
ROCK-BOTTOM PAY FOR 5 MILLION WORKERS “CAN’T CARRY ON”, INSISTS ED MILIBAND Labour leader Ed Miliband has outlined plans to increase the UK’s national minimum wage to a level closer to the country’s average income…
Fair internship campaigners are “misguided,” claims Labour MP
DINOSAUR POLITICIAN DISPLAYS OUT-DATED THINKING A Labour politician has exhibited shockingly flawed logic and out-dated arguments on the issue of unpaid internships by claiming that those who campaign for a fairer deal young workers are “misguided”…
Low graduate salary? Chances are, your parents are poor too
YOUNG PEOPLE’S INCOMES ARE STILL TOO DEPENDENT ON MUM AND DAD’S WEALTH, SAYS NEW REPORT The UK’s poor track record of social mobility means that young people’s life chances are…
London Symphony Orchestra scraps unpaid internship scheme!
VICTORY FOR INTERNS AS PAID PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED INSTEAD One of the UK’s best known professional orchestras has dropped its unpaid internship scheme following…
Graduates on JSA forced to accept zero-hours contracts
YOUNG JOBSEEKERS WHO REFUSE COULD LOSE BENEFITS FOR THREE MONTHS OR MORE Young jobseekers – including graduates – face losing their benefits if…
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