by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 21, 2021
Financial Times When employment contracts come with exit fees 8 June 2020 Financial Times Prorogation barrister heads push against ‘exit-fee’ contracts 18 November 2019 Personnel Today Capita ends exit payments for graduates on training scheme 16 July 2018...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 29, 2021 | Employers and recruitment, Employment rights, exit fees, Graduate schemes, social mobility
NOW FACING A £15,000 BILL IF HE QUITS, SAM* EXPLAINS WHY HE DIDN’T ASK MORE QUESTIONS WHEN SIGNING HIS CONTRACT (*Not his real name, to protect his identity) Last week, we asked why the IT outsourcing firm FDM Group has been given a platform to speak at the...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 28, 2021 | Employment rights, exit fees, Graduate Jobs, Graduate schemes
FIRMS WARNED TO ‘ACT RESPONSIBILY’ WHEN HIRING YOUNG PEOPLE The chief executive of the Social Mobility Foundation has added her voice to growing concerns about ‘exit fees’ – where graduates are charged up to £15,000 if they leave their...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 23, 2021 | diversity, Employment rights, exit fees, Graduate schemes, resigning and references, social mobility, Uncategorized
FDM GROUP IS CHARGING GRADUATES UP TO £15,000 IF THEY QUIT THEIR SCHEME IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS – PAYABLE WITHIN 30 DAYS. IF THE LAW CAN’T STOP THEM, INDUSTRY MUST, SAYS TANYA DE GRUNWALD Questions have been raised about a planned appearance at next...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 16, 2021 | Employers and recruitment, Employment rights, exit fees, resigning and references, Wages
ARE EMPLOYERS PAYING OFF GRADUATES, IN ORDER TO AVOID COURT? A TOP LAWYER EXPLAINS Are you one of the many young, UK employees trapped on your graduate scheme because your employer says you’ll owe them thousands of pounds if you leave (payable in 30 days!)...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 11, 2020 | Employment rights, exit fees, Graduate schemes, Money, resigning and references, Wages
I.T. CONSULTANCY TEN10 CLAIMS HE OWES NEARLY £7,000 FOR HIS TRAINING *GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE* A graduate whose former employer claims he owes them nearly £7,000 for his training while employed by them is challenging the practice of charging so-called ‘exit...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Dec 3, 2019 | Employers and recruitment, Employment rights, exit fees, Graduate schemes, Money, Wages
ARE THESE CONTRACTS LEGAL – AND WHAT ARE THE RISKS IF YOU DON’T PAY UP? GRADUATE FOG ANSWERS ALL YOUR QUESTIONS Disclaimer: The advice in this post is not written by a qualified lawyer. It aims to cover the most common questions we are being asked about...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 18, 2019 | Employers and recruitment, Employment rights, exit fees, Graduate Fog Employers Club, Graduate schemes
BARRISTER WHO FACED DOWN BORIS OVER PROROGATION TEAMS UP WITH US TO CHALLENGE CONTRACTS DESIGNED TO LOCK IN YOUNG WORKERS * OUR CAMPAIGN PICKED UP BY THE FINANCIAL TIMES! * A top legal team – aided by Graduate Fog – is challenging a company that claimed a...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 27, 2019 | exit fees, Graduate schemes, Health and welfare, resigning and references
THIS WEBSITE DEMANDS IMMEDIATE END TO POLICY WHICH STATES SOCIAL CARE GRADUATE PROGRAMME CAN DEMAND UP TO £10,000 FROM PARTICIPANTS WHO QUIT EARLY, AFTER DISTRESSED YOUNG SOCIAL WORKERS TELL OF PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF BEING “TRAPPED” ON A...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 22, 2018 | Business, Employment rights, Graduate schemes, Money, resigning and references
ASTONISHING EMAIL TO GRADS THANKS THEM FOR “DEDICATION AND HARD WORK” BUT INCLUDES NO APOLOGY FOR DISTRESS CAUSED * GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE * * OOH! STORY PICKED UP BY THE FINANCIAL TIMES! * Capita have emailed their graduates announcing they have scrapped...
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