by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 6, 2021 | Media and journalism, Money, Unpaid internships, Wages
WANT TO TIDY A STRANGER’S HOME OFFICE FOR FREE? NOPE, NEITHER DO WE A BBC Radio 5 Live journalist and broadcaster has shocked graduates by posting an advert for a ‘volunteer’ ‘assistant journalist’ on LinkedIn. The lengthy job description...
by Tanya de Grunwald | May 31, 2018 | Politicians, Universities, Unpaid internships
TOP LABOUR MP UNDER FIRE OVER YEAR-LONG PLACEMENT WHICH SOUNDS LIKE A JOB THAT SHOULD BE PAID * UPDATE 1: The Labour leader’s office has just emailed all Labour MPs to remind them not to hire unpaid interns * * UPDATE 2: This website’s comments picked up...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 8, 2018 | diversity, fashion, social mobility, Unpaid internships
DIVERSITY CHAMPION EDWARD ENNINFUL FACES INVESTIGATION INTO FOUR-WEEK PLACEMENTS AT BRITISH VOGUE * GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE * WHOOP! STORY PICKED UP BY THE GUARDIAN! When Edward Enninful became the new Editor of British Vogue, he promised to open up the fashion...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Oct 24, 2017 | Politicians, Unpaid internships
UNPAID INTERNSHIPS ARE ALREADY ILLEGAL. WHY RISK CONFUSING THE ISSUE? By Tanya de Grunwald Fair internships campaigner and founder of Graduate Fog Could a new bill designed to improve interns’ chances of being paid for their work actually risk making things...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Oct 19, 2017 | Arts and culture, diversity, Employers and recruitment, Media and journalism, social mobility, Unpaid internships, Wages
FDI CAVES IN TO COMPLAINTS, AFTER PINEWOOD STUDIOS FAILS TO BACK YOUNG WORKERS A film company we challenged for advertising an unpaid PA role appears to have changed its mind and made the job a paid opportunity. The revelation comes despite a disappointing lack of...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 12, 2017 | Politicians, Unpaid internships, Wages
CABINET RESHUFFLE APPOINTMENT WILL ANGER YOUNG VOTERS The Prime Minister Theresa May has stunned young voters by picking as her new Work and Pensions Secretary an MP who has previously been reported to officials for recruiting unpaid interns to his constituency...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 17, 2017 | diversity, Employment rights, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Money, social mobility, Uncategorized, Universities, Unpaid internships, Wages
WHY MORE WAGE CHEATS COULD FACE PROSECUTION IN FUTURE There have been calls for firms that employ unpaid interns to be prosecuted, not just fined or told to reimburse workers’ missing pay. Speaking shortly after 350 firms – including Debenhams, Subway and...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 8, 2017 | average graduate salary, Careers advice, Charities and volunteering, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Job boards, job hunting, Recession and economy, Universities, Unpaid internships, Wages
THINKING ABOUT WORKING FOR FREE? READ THIS FIRST Unpaid internships are illegal and unfair. But that doesn’t change the fact that you need to get your career started — and it’s hard to find paid, entry-level jobs. So, if you can find a way to fund...
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 | Jul 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
FOUND A JOB AFTER WORKING FOR FREE? DO YOUR BIT AND BLOW THE WHISTLE Being an unpaid intern sucks. But if you make it through the placement (or several) and finally land a proper, paid job with a different organisation, do you have a duty to report your unpaid...
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