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OUCH! Graduate loses his job with the AA after breaking his leg

by Tanya de Grunwald | Oct 30, 2018 | Dismissal, Employers and recruitment, Employment rights, Graduate unemployment, Money, zero hours contracts

“YOU’RE ONE FALL FROM THE DOLE” HE WARNS OTHER GIG ECONOMY WORKERS * GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE * Funds are being raised to help a graduate who lost his job with the AA after he fell and broke his leg on his way to work. As an agency worker, Alex Wright...

Desperate times? HALF of young jobseekers would take a zero-hours contract

by Tanya de Grunwald | Aug 20, 2015 | Uncategorized

UNDER 25s TWICE AS LIKELY TO ACCEPT PRECARIOUS WORK Almost half of young jobseekers say they would accept a zero-hours contract if they were offered one, according to new research. The latest figures from Glassdoor show that young jobseekers are more likely than any...

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Dear @GraduateFog - This a very important campaign. Many young people, especially with special needs are engaging in Work Experience or Workability Programmes that are poorly thought out and have poor safeguarding. Well done and keep speaking up. https://t.co/Eu3s9uNcZr
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