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Exit fees Ep 22: We did it! FDM finally tells graduates ‘You’re free!’

Exit fees Ep 22: We did it! FDM finally tells graduates ‘You’re free!’

by Tanya de Grunwald | May 26, 2022 | exit fees

Left: Email from FDM’s CEO Rod Flavell… Right: Graduate Fog’s founder Tanya de Grunwald celebrates the news SCANDAL-HIT FIRM PROVIDES ‘CLARITY’– BUT NO APOLOGY Up to 2,000 graduates have been told they are free to leave their job at FDM Group thanks...
Exit fees Ep21: Chaos at FDM! Sky is told fees have been scrapped – but graduates hear nothing

Exit fees Ep21: Chaos at FDM! Sky is told fees have been scrapped – but graduates hear nothing

by Tanya de Grunwald | May 24, 2022 | exit fees

* SKY SPOKESPERSON: ‘WE THOUGHT FEES WERE SCRAPPED ON 1 APRIL’ * EX-FDM GRADUATE: ‘FDM CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER PHONED TO SAY I’M OFF THE HOOK FOR NEARLY £8,000 IN FEES’ * CURRENT FDM GRADUATES: ‘WE’VE HEARD NOTHING ABOUT EXIT FEES BEING SCRAPPED’ What is going on at...
Exit fees Ep20: WTF, KPMG?! Firm signs up as a new client of FDM

Exit fees Ep20: WTF, KPMG?! Firm signs up as a new client of FDM

by Tanya de Grunwald | May 12, 2022 | exit fees

HAS CORPORATE SOCIAL MOBILITY CHAMPION ‘BETRAYED’ THE YOUNG PEOPLE IT CLAIMS TO CARE ABOUT? * Update, 15 May 2022: We’re in the Sunday Times! Graduates hit by stinging ‘exit fees’ from recruiters (Don’t subscribe? Click here) * Accountancy firm KPMG has risked...
Exit fees Ep19: You’re free to go! Now SPARTA axes graduate ‘exit fees’

Exit fees Ep19: You’re free to go! Now SPARTA axes graduate ‘exit fees’

by Tanya de Grunwald | May 11, 2022 | Employers and recruitment, exit fees, Money

‘RELIEF’ AMONG GRADUATES RELEASED FROM THEIR JOBS – THANKS TO OUR CAMPAIGN * Update, 15 May 2022: We’re in the Sunday Times! Graduates hit by stinging ‘exit fees’ from recruiters (Don’t subscribe? Click here) * Sparta Global has announced that...
Exit fees Ep 18 / First exit fees firm falls! QA scraps graduate repayment policy

Exit fees Ep 18 / First exit fees firm falls! QA scraps graduate repayment policy

by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 30, 2022 | diversity, exit fees, Graduate schemes, Money, social mobility

COMPANY HAS ‘LISTENED’ – BUT REFUSES TO APOLOGISE TO GRADUATES AFFECTED * Update, 15 May 2022: We’re in the Sunday Times! Graduates hit by stinging ‘exit fees’ from recruiters (Don’t subscribe? Click here) * One of the UK’s biggest recruitment and training...
Exit fees Ep17: Channel 4 dumps Sparta after revelations All4 was built by trapped graduates

Exit fees Ep17: Channel 4 dumps Sparta after revelations All4 was built by trapped graduates

by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 17, 2022 | diversity, exit fees, Graduate schemes, Money, social mobility

COMPANY’S CONDUCT ‘NOT LINE WITH OUR PRINCIPLES AND VALUES’ * Update, 15 May 2022: We’re in the Sunday Times! Graduates hit by stinging ‘exit fees’ from recruiters (Don’t subscribe? Click here) * Rejoice! Channel 4 has ended its relationship...
Exit fees Ep16: Will FDM charge Ukrainian refugees £15,000 if they quit?!

Exit fees Ep16: Will FDM charge Ukrainian refugees £15,000 if they quit?!

by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 15, 2022 | diversity, exit fees, Graduate schemes, Immigration, social mobility

ALARM BELLS SOUND AS FIRM PROMISES JOBS TO WORKERS FLEEING WAR Fears have been raised for vulnerable Ukrainian refugees arriving in the UK, as one of 40 big firms offering jobs to those fleeing the war is revealed to be FDM Group. The IT outsourcing firm – worth...
Exit fees Ep15: Social Mobility Foundation urged to ban FDM from ‘best employers’ list for 2022

Exit fees Ep15: Social Mobility Foundation urged to ban FDM from ‘best employers’ list for 2022

by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 9, 2022 | diversity, exit fees, Graduate schemes, social mobility, Uncategorized

SMF MUST CORRECT LAST YEAR’S ‘TERRIBLE MISTAKE’  The Social Mobility Foundation has been urged to ban FDM Group and Sparta Global from their prestigious Employer Index for 2022. The request follows outcry over the firms’ inclusion in the 2021...
Exit fees Ep14: FDM share price plummets as clients abandon them

Exit fees Ep14: FDM share price plummets as clients abandon them

by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 3, 2022 | diversity, exit fees, social mobility, Uncategorized

‘FIRM FIGHTING MULTIPLE FIRES’ AS SHARE PRICE DIVES 30% SINCE JANUARY 2022 Is FDM Group in financial trouble? News reaches Graduate Fog that the IT outsourcing giant – at one point worth £1bn – is suffering serious operational problems which...
Exit fees Ep13: There are SIXTY Kubrick graduates trapped at AstraZeneca?!

Exit fees Ep13: There are SIXTY Kubrick graduates trapped at AstraZeneca?!

by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 28, 2022 | diversity, exit fees, Graduate schemes, Mental health, social mobility

PHARMA GIANT DUCKS QUESTIONS ABOUT CONTROVERSIAL SUPPLIER Pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca has blanked our questions about its connections with Kubrick Group, the IT outsourcing firm that charges graduates up to £19,800 if they leave in less than two years. Multiple...
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