by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 9, 2011 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Politicians, Unpaid internships, Wages
LABOUR MP BACKS YOUR RIGHT TO BE PAID FOR YOUR WORK The Labour MP Hazel Blears has declared that unpaid internships are “bad for democracy.” After yesterday’s “Imagine a world without interns” rally outside Parliament, interns and...
by Tanya de Grunwald | May 18, 2011 | Careers advice, Politicians, Uncategorized, Universities, Unpaid internships
EARNINGS TOTAL £500,000 FOR FLOGGING PLACEMENTS AT THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT Earlier this month, Graduate Fog accused universities of sending mixed messages about unpaid internships – saying officially that they are against them, whilst simultaneously promoting...
by Tanya de Grunwald | May 10, 2011 | Careers advice, Universities, Unpaid internships
WHY AREN’T UNIVERSITIES INFORMING STUDENTS ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS? Did your university tell you that unpaid internships are illegal? Did Prospects – supposedly the “official” graduate careers advice – provide you with any helpful advice on...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 24, 2011 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Politicians, Unpaid internships
AUCTION SCANDAL WAS EMBARRASSING FOR TORIES — BUT IT WON’T HAVE CHANGED THEIR BELIEFS This month’s Tory internship auction scandal — where placements at prestigious companies were donated and bought for up to £3,000 by wealthy guests at their...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jan 25, 2011 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate unemployment, Media and journalism, Politicians, Unpaid internships
WHICH IS THE BIGGER CRIME – EAVESDROPPING OUR EXPLOITATION? Graduate Fog is finding MPs’ moaning about their phones (allegedly) being tapped a little bit tough to take. Have you been following this story? For those who haven’t, News of the World...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 25, 2010 | Careers advice, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Universities, Unpaid internships
GREENWICH UNI BREACHES OFFICIAL GUIDELINES WHICH CONDEMN UNPAID PLACEMENTS AS ‘EXPLOITATIVE’ Graduate Fog was gobsmacked to discover that the University of Greenwich has been promoting unpaid internships to its students, in a clear breach of guidelines...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Sep 9, 2010 | Employers and recruitment, Politicians, Unpaid internships
GRADUATE FOG STONEWALLED BY ANCIENT SYSTEM THAT PUTS EMPLOYERS FIRST AND INTERNS LAST In August, I made an official complaint against the big companies that Graduate Fog knows have been advertising for unpaid interns. At least, I tried to. I’m disappointed to...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 7, 2010 | Uncategorized
ONE ADVERTISER SEES SENSE – BUT WILL OTHERS FOLLOW SUIT? An outrageous advertisement for an unpaid internship – which sparked a Twitter frenzy earlier this week – has been removed from a small job listings website, following an investigation by...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Apr 24, 2020 | Charities and volunteering, Covid-19 Coronavirus, Employment rights, Unpaid internships, Wages
HAS YOUR SUMMER INTERNSHIP JUST BEEN TAKEN BY SOMEONE WHO ALREADY HAS A JOB? At Graduate Fog, we’ve seen a lot in the 10 years we’ve been blogging about the UK’s youth jobs market. But this latest twist – ‘furlunteering’ – has...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 6, 2018 | fashion, Unpaid internships
GOVERNMENT CRACKDOWN WAS BINNED AFTER TOPSHOP OWNER PHONED CHANCELLOR GEORGE OSBORNE, WITNESS CLAIMS * GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE! * New evidence has emerged that disgraced Topshop owner Philip Green may be one of the reasons why unpaid internships are still so prevalent...
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