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Exit fees campaign / Ep8: ‘I’m at HSBC’ says graduate behind exit fees petition

Exit fees campaign / Ep8: ‘I’m at HSBC’ says graduate behind exit fees petition

by Tanya de Grunwald | Dec 8, 2021 | diversity, Employers and recruitment, exit fees, Graduate schemes, social mobility

‘OVER 100 OF US ARE HERE – AND WE’RE NOT FREE TO LEAVE’ The graduate who started a petition against ‘exit fees’ that has attracted more than 6,000 signatures is currently ‘trapped’ on a placement at HSBC that he is...
Exit fees campaign / Ep7: Graduates fight back! Nearly 6,000 sign petition against exit fees

Exit fees campaign / Ep7: Graduates fight back! Nearly 6,000 sign petition against exit fees

by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 30, 2021 | diversity, Employers and recruitment, Employment rights, exit fees, Graduate Fog, Money, social mobility

ANONYMOUS AUTHOR IS FDM GRAD NOW WORKING AT ‘ONE OF THE UK’S BIGGEST BANKS’ A petition against ‘exit fees’ – started by an anonymous graduate currently trapped on FDM Group’s graduate programme, who says he can’t leave...
Exit fees campaign / Ep6: ‘Is this a joke?’ Graduates horrified as FDM and Sparta win diversity award

Exit fees campaign / Ep6: ‘Is this a joke?’ Graduates horrified as FDM and Sparta win diversity award

by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 24, 2021 | Uncategorized

WHY ARE TWO GREEDY, RUTHLESS FIRMS BEING PRAISED AS CHAMPIONS OF SOCIAL MOBILITY? Graduates are in shock as a prestigious list heralding the UK firms championing social mobility has included two of the companies best known for ruthlessly charging huge ‘exit...
Exit fees campaign / Ep5: Big brands poised to dump FDM and other ‘exit fees’ firms

Exit fees campaign / Ep5: Big brands poised to dump FDM and other ‘exit fees’ firms

by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 17, 2021 | Employers and recruitment, exit fees, graduate debt

FIRMS ‘HORRIFIED’ BY DEMAND FOR ONE GRADUATE TO PAY £16,000 IN 14 DAYS Big brands that have been clients of FDM Group – and the other IT outsourcing firms that have been charging their graduates huge ‘exit fees’ if they quit in less than...
Exit fees campaign / Ep4: Big Issue and Good Law Project founders back us up

Exit fees campaign / Ep4: Big Issue and Good Law Project founders back us up

by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 11, 2021 | exit fees, Graduate schemes, Mental health, Money, social mobility, Uncategorized

HEAVYWEIGHT CAMPAIGNERS AGREE: GRADUATES SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO LEAVE THEIR JOB Two of the UK’s best-known social justice campaigners have said that they support our campaign to Stop Exit Fees By Xmas, expressing anger and alarm that companies such as FDM...
Exit fees campaign / Ep3: Thank you, Severn Trent!

Exit fees campaign / Ep3: Thank you, Severn Trent!

by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 9, 2021 | diversity, Employers and recruitment, exit fees, Good + Fair Employers Club, Graduate Fog, social mobility

‘GRADUATES SHOULDN’T HAVE TO PAY TO LEAVE A ROLE THEY’RE UNHAPPY IN’ SAYS WATER COMPANY Our campaign to #StopExitFeesByXmas is working – we have our first supporter! Last week, we blew open the scandal of the firms that have been charging...
Exit fees campaign / Ep2: Calling the clients

Exit fees campaign / Ep2: Calling the clients

by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 4, 2021 | diversity, Employers and recruitment, exit fees, social mobility

WE ASK THE BRANDS THAT USE EXIT FEES FIRMS TO DROP THEM BY CHRISTMAS The customer holds the power, as well as the purse strings. If we really want to draw attention to the firms that have created misery for thousands of graduates by charging huge ‘exit...
Exit fees: FDM dumped by conference organisers?

Exit fees: FDM dumped by conference organisers?

by Tanya de Grunwald | Oct 19, 2021 | Employers and recruitment, exit fees, Graduate schemes

FDM REP VANISHES FROM BOARD ROLE AFTER OUTCRY OVER EXIT FEES  Is the tide finally turning against FDM Group? A senior representative from the controversial IT outsourcing firm has mysteriously disappeared from the Institute of Student Employers’ board of...
COMING SOON! Fed up with exit fees? So are we

COMING SOON! Fed up with exit fees? So are we

by Tanya de Grunwald | Sep 30, 2021 | Uncategorized

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT TO FOLLOW – WATCH THIS SPACE! Are you a graduate stuck on a programme you can’t leave without paying thousands of pounds to your employer, who claims you’ll owe that sum for your training? Keep watching Graduate Fog for updates. We...
Is FDM scared? Senior rep swaps in at ISE conference today

Is FDM scared? Senior rep swaps in at ISE conference today

by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 30, 2021 | Employment rights, exit fees, Graduate schemes, social mobility

GLOBAL BOSS REPLACES UNIVERSITY MEMBERSHIPS MANAGER… TO HANDLE AWKWARD QUESTIONS? Is FDM feeling the heat from the controversy around their use of ‘exit fees’? The firm has replaced the planned speaker at their Institute of Student Employers (ISE)...
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