by Tanya de Grunwald | Oct 10, 2013 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Media and journalism, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages
MEDIA INTERN DROPS CLAIM WHEN TOLD SHE ISN’T AN “EMPLOYEE” An unpaid intern has been told she cannot bring a sexual harassment claim against her former supervisor, as she is not considered an employee. Although the case happened in the United States,...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Sep 25, 2013 | Business, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Job boards, job hunting, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages, workfare, zero hours contracts
NEW STATS RAISE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT EMPLOYERS REALLY KNOW ABOUT THE LAW ON INTERNSHIPS Are bosses who employ unpaid interns evil – or ignorant? That’s the question being asked after a fascinating new research by Monster.co.uk found that the...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Sep 19, 2013 | Business, Careers advice, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Politicians, Unpaid internships, Wages
THEY’RE BAD – BUT MAKE SURE YOU ADVERTISE THEM WIDELY, HE SAYS David Cameron has sent out a confusing message to employers on the subject of unpaid internships – condemning the practice while insisting it’s important the positions are...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Aug 30, 2013 | average graduate salary, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Unpaid internships, Wages, workfare, zero hours contracts
AND AVERAGE GRADUATE SALARY IS £24,000 (APPARENTLY) A new survey has claimed that just 3% of people who graduated during the recession were unemployed three and a half years later – and the average graduate salary for those in work is £24,000. But struggling...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 10, 2013 | Charities and volunteering, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Media and journalism, Unpaid internships, Wages
IF EMPLOYERS KEEP RIPPING OFF YOUNG TALENT “THE ARTS WILL SUFFER” The Arts Council England has posted a fierce warning to employers attempting to use their jobs website to recruit unpaid interns. The organisation has also reminded them: “If we...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 3, 2013 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Media and journalism, Unpaid internships, Wages
CUT COSTS BY EXPLOITING JOURNALISM GRADUATES, HE IS ORDERED *GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE!* The deputy editor of a top lifestyle magazine (you’ve definitely heard of it), has told Graduate Fog that he has been “told by management to take on interns who will work...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 1, 2013 | average graduate salary, Business, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Fog, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Unpaid internships, Wages
GRADUATES IN FINANCE JOBS EARN £45,000 – BUT WHAT ABOUT EVERYONE ELSE? * WANT A NEWER ARTICLE ON AVERAGE GRADUATE SALARIES? PAY GAP WIDENS BETWEEN HIGH- AND LOW-PAID JOBS – AVERAGE GRADUATE SALARY IS NOW ANYWHERE “BETWEEN £80,000 AND £11,000” *...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 25, 2013 | Business, Careers advice, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Unpaid internships, Wages
45% SAY THE EXPERIENCE IS WORTH IT Bizarre new research has found that almost half of graduates think working for free doing unpaid internships “isn’t a problem”. An astonishing 45% of graduates told TargetJobs that working for free isn’t a...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 24, 2013 | Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Media and journalism, Unpaid internships, Wages
BLACK SWAN AND GAWKER INTERNS MAKE HEADLINES STATESIDE AT LAST American interns are finally making progress in their fight for a fairer deal on pay – with two major cases hitting the headlines in the last fortnight. First, the two Black Swan interns won their...
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