by Tanya de Grunwald | Oct 20, 2011 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Politicians, Unpaid internships
CULTURE SECRETARY JEREMY HUNT BRAZENLY TOUTS MULTIPLE ROLES The Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt is advertising for multiple “constituency interns”, paying travel expenses only. The roles are targeted at recent graduates and involve “assisting the...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Sep 30, 2011 | Employers and recruitment, Media and journalism, Pay Your Interns, Unpaid internships, Wages
THEY MADE COFFEE, CLEANED OFFICES AND TOOK OUT THE BINS Two interns who worked on the Oscar-winning film Black Swan are suing studio Fox Searchlight. They claim their employer used them to complete menial work that did little to educate them in the business of...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 6, 2011 | Charities and volunteering, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment
CHARITY INSISTS ITS ‘VOLUNTARY INTERNSHIPS’ ARE OPEN TO ALL — BUT CAN’T PROVIDE STATS TO BACK THIS UP Oxfam has told Graduate Fog that it has no intention of reviewing its policy on using unpaid interns — and insisted that its...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 15, 2011 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Unpaid internships, Wages
HIGH STREET RECRUITER FAILS TO APOLOGISE FOR SEEKING FORTY SIX INTERNS, PAYING WELL BELOW MINIMUM WAGE Since this website began, we have seen some shockingly brazen behaviour by big name brands, when it comes to their treatment and payment of their interns. But this...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Apr 12, 2011 | Charities and volunteering, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Unpaid internships
CHARITY’S ASTOUNDING ARROGANCE STUNS GRADUATE FOG In the last few months, Graduate Fog has seen some shocking displays of arrogance among those organisations which continue to expect young people to work for nothing, in the form of unpaid internships. But folks,...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Dec 15, 2010 | Charities and volunteering, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Unpaid internships
GRADUATE FOG ASKS THEIR HEAD OF PR ‘DO YOU GET PAID TO DO YOUR JOB?’ Graduate Fog is aware that picking fights with a charity is not a good look. Especially one that’s as well-known (and well-loved) as Comic Relief. But this website is all about...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 23, 2010 | Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Pay Your Interns, Retail, Unpaid internships, Wages
‘EXCITING OPPORTUNITY’ TO WORK UNTIL MAY 2011 – FOR NO PAY! Graduate Fog has caught high street fashion retailer Urban Outfitters recruiting for a NINE MONTH internship in the planning and allocation department at their London head office, paying...
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