by Tanya de Grunwald | Apr 21, 2017 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Job boards, job hunting, Media and journalism, PR and marketing, social mobility, Unpaid internships, Wages
MOVE SENDS STRONG SIGNAL TO STUBBORN INDUSTRY AND ARROGANT EMPLOYERS Looking for a paid media internship? Until now, they’ve been hard to find – but things may be about to change. One of the UK’s biggest websites for jobs in media, journalism and PR...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 5, 2016 | Money, Unpaid internships
92 ROGUE EMPLOYERS CAUGHT – BUT DETAILS REMAIN A MYSTERY The government has named 92 employers who have failed to pay the minimum wage – but it is not known whether any of the £1,873,712 awarded in back pay has gone to interns. The payouts were made by...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 3, 2015 | average graduate salary, Benefits and welfare, Business, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Money, Politicians, Recession and economy, Retail, social mobility, Wages, zero hours contracts
NEW NATIONAL LIVING WAGE WILL TEMPT FIRMS TO REPLACE STAFF WITH ROBOTS, SAYS CBI BOSS Graduates stuck in ‘stop gap’ jobs should get out of them as soon as they can, according to an industry expert who fears low-paid jobs could soon be replaced by machines...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 27, 2014 | average graduate salary, Benefits and welfare, Business, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Housing, job hunting, Politicians, Recession and economy, Retail, Unpaid internships, Wages, workfare, zero hours contracts
LOWEST PAID WORKERS LOOK SET TO EARN 3% MORE There is good news for graduates earning the national minimum wage – Britain’s business leaders have announced they are backing a proposed 3% rise recommended by the Low Pay Commission. The bad news?...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jan 10, 2014 | Benefits and welfare, Business, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Politicians, Recession and economy, Retail, Unpaid internships, Wages, workfare
BETTER PAY COULD MEAN FEWER JOBS, ARGUES CHANCELLOR Graduates working for the minimum wage should brace themselves for disappointment – George Osborne has cautioned against a proposed pay rise for those receiving the lowest legal wage. Forcing employers to pay...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 11, 2013 | average graduate salary, Employers and recruitment, fashion, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Politicians, Unpaid internships, Wages
BOSSES PROMOTING WAGE-FREE ROLES TO BE WARNED BY HMRC *GRADUATE FOG MENTIONED TODAY ON SKY NEWS!* Officials are to send letters to 200 employers who have recently advertised unpaid internships, as part of the government’s battle to prove to young people that it...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Oct 7, 2013 | average graduate salary, Business, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Politicians, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages, workfare, zero hours contracts
MINIMUM WAGE DODGERS TO BE PUBLICLY NAMED AND SHAMED UNDER NEW RULES ACTIVATED THIS MONTH From now on, employers who fail to pay their interns the national minimum wage (NMW) will be publicly named and shamed, under revamped plans to clamp down on rogue businesses...
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