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Exit fees bombshell: ‘Ford didn’t care that I was trapped in my job’ says graduate chased for £15,000 after quitting La Fosse

Exit fees bombshell: ‘Ford didn’t care that I was trapped in my job’ says graduate chased for £15,000 after quitting La Fosse

by Tanya de Grunwald | Sep 25, 2023 | diversity, Employers and recruitment, exit fees, Graduate schemes, social mobility

GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE! ‘HANNAH’ SAYS IT WAS ‘SICKENING’ TO DISCOVER FORD WERE ‘IN ON IT FROM THE START’ CLIENTS NEWS UK, B&Q, WPP, COCA-COLA, THE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT, THE BRITISH RED CROSS, UCL, BAIN, THE CARE QUALITY...
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 campaign/ Ep9: ‘I want my £14k back’ says Kubrick graduate who paid up to get out

Exit fees campaign/ Ep9: ‘I want my £14k back’ says Kubrick graduate who paid up to get out

by Tanya de Grunwald | Dec 15, 2021 | diversity, Employers and recruitment, exit fees, Graduate schemes, Money, social mobility

‘I FELT RUSHED WHEN I SIGNED THE CONTRACT, AND WAS DEPRESSED BY THE TIME I LEFT’ A graduate who paid £14,520 in ‘exit fees’ in order to escape a job he realised was a mistake has written to his former employer asking for his money back. He...
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...
Trapped by ‘exit fees’ at FDM: A graduate’s story

Trapped by ‘exit fees’ at FDM: A graduate’s story

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...
‘Exit fees’ firm under fire over graduate conference appearance

‘Exit fees’ firm under fire over graduate conference appearance

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...
Are graduate exit fees illegal? Latest update

Are graduate exit fees illegal? Latest update

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!)...
See you in court! SECOND graduate challenges employer over ‘exit fees’ contract

See you in court! SECOND graduate challenges employer over ‘exit fees’ contract

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...
How to get a graduate job at KPMG

How to get a graduate job at KPMG

by Tanya de Grunwald | May 24, 2019 | Applications, CVs and interviews, diversity, Graduate Jobs, Graduate schemes

“DO YOUR RESEARCH — AND SHOW US THE REAL YOU” SAYS TOP EMPLOYER You’ve probably heard of KPMG – and you may know they are one of the UK’s ‘Big Four’ professional services firms. It’s no wonder the KPMG graduate...
Scrap exit fees now, Frontline graduate scheme’s CEO told

Scrap exit fees now, Frontline graduate scheme’s CEO told

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...
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