Ex-offenders

A sixth (16%) of UK businesses have recruitment policies in place that proactively target hiring ex-offenders, research suggests.

Max Rumley discusses how a facilities management operation staffed by prisoners demonstrates the benefits of training and employment schemes.

Offenders facing short prison terms could offered a job at Iceland Foods instead, executives at the supermarket have suggested.

Retailers such as Greggs, Iceland and frozen ready-meal firm Cook are to take a leading role in supporting offenders gain employment.

An increase in background checks carried out in response to new day-one employment rights could lead to more discrimination cases

James Timpson, the new prisons minister, is seeking to boost the number of companies that actively recruit from behind bars.

KPMG recently urged employers to recruit prison leavers as part of a national campaign to reduce reoffending, but what are some of the benefits?

Employers are being urged by KPMG to recruit ex-offenders as part of national campaign to reduce reoffending and grow the economy. 

The amount of time after which a conviction is spent for the purposes of a job application has been significantly reduced.

CIPD Festival of Work wows the HR crowds at London Olympia.

Employers including Iceland, Greggs, Oliver Bonas and the Co-op have joined prison employment advisory boards.

Employment advisory boards have been established in 20 prisons and are being rolled out to all 91 “resettlement” prisons by 2023.

Hospitality and retail sectors will not be gaining temporary visa schemes, ministers signal.

Another slice of Oven-Ready HR interviews from Season 2. In this second compilation episode we listen again to:

Francesca Peters,...

It is estimated that more than 11 million people in the UK have a criminal conviction. This staggering figure equates...