Poundland Graduate Cait Reilly Wins Appeal
A graduate who was forced to work at Poundland for free has won an appeal, in a blow for the Government’s back-to-work schemes. Cait Reilly, 24, from Birmingham, had argued that being made to work in the discount shop for nothing while she looked for a permanent job was illegal. Jamieson Wilson, 40, an unemployed [...]
The truth about unpaid internships
Unpaid internships are not the sort of experience we offer, here at Give A Grad A Go. However, many websites and organisations play on the crisis and recession in order to gain graduates as part of their workforce. When do you draw the line between ‘work experience’ and actually taking on someone’s workload? What are [...]
Young fear years of Unemployment
Two thirds of young people believe the economic downturn will cast a shadow over their job prospects for years to come, a survey of nearly 6,000 13- to 25-year-olds revealed today. Their confidence about being well-prepared for the world of work seems to plummet as they approach the jobs market. While 85% of under-17s polled were confident [...]
Graduate unemployment at highest for over a decade
One in five UK university leavers who entered the labour market failed to find a job last year, as graduate unemployment reached its highest level since 1995, government figures show. The Office for National Statistics data showed graduate unemployment had nearly doubled during the recession. The figures are from the third quarter of 2010. It follows [...]
Graduate unemployment ‘at a 17 year high’
Graduate unemployment has risen to its highest level for 17 years, research suggests. A study of the graduate class of 2009 found that 8.9% were out of work in January 2010, the Higher Education Careers Services Unit said. The last time graduate unemployment hit this level was in 1993, it added. The National Union of [...]
The ‘slave labour’ graduates
Across London, the cream of a generation take their first steps in the world of work. At a prestigious PR firm, a 22-year-old with a 2:1 from one of the country’s leading universities, is given the task of directing incoming phone calls for eight hours a day. For her trouble, she will be paid not [...]
Rise in graduate jobless increases ‘generation crunch’ gloom
Unemployment in the recession is rising fastest among 18-24-year-olds who have degrees, figures show. Data obtained by the Liberal Democrats reveals that in the three months to September, one in five unemployed 18-24-year-olds had a degree – up from one in six three years ago. Graduates are still far less likely to be out of [...]
Brown Blasted for youth unemployment
Measures to tackle youth unemployment have been blasted as inadequate by David Blanchflower, the economist and former Bank of England rate-setter. “This is a national crisis but the government is only starting to grasp its severity. They haven’t been doing enough and now they’re getting swamped,” he said. The number of Neets — people between [...]
Gordon Brown accused over one in five young out of work
David Cameron today accused Gordon Brown of failing Britain’s youth after figures were released showing one in five young people is now out of work. The pair clashed at Prime Minister’s Questions in the Commons with youth unemployment now at an unprecedented level. Among those aged 16 to 24 the number looking for work, has [...]