UK employers have signalled their willingness to take on graduates even if their degree results have been delayed, but some professional bodies are being less flexible and students have been warned they have little legal recourse if things go wrong.
Accounting giant PwC has reassured its 1,600 graduates due to start roles in August or September that they can begin work as planned amid fears that students would lose out on opportunities because of the ongoing marking and assessment boycott.
The firm recently removed the requirement for new starters to obtain a 2:1 but still asks for them to have a degree. It said it was confident its recruitment process was robust enough to identify good candidates, regardless of what happens with their final marks.
Teach First, another major graduate employer, was similarly adamant that disruption be kept to a minimum.
