Max Rumley discusses how a facilities management operation staffed by prisoners demonstrates the benefits of training and employment schemes.
Ex-offenders
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Offenders facing short prison terms could offered a job at Iceland Foods instead, executives at the supermarket have suggested.
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Retailers such as Greggs, Iceland and frozen ready-meal firm Cook are to take a leading role in supporting offenders gain employment.
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An increase in background checks carried out in response to new day-one employment rights could lead to more discrimination cases
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James Timpson, the new prisons minister, is seeking to boost the number of companies that actively recruit from behind bars.
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KPMG recently urged employers to recruit prison leavers as part of a national campaign to reduce reoffending, but what are some of the benefits?
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Employers are being urged by KPMG to recruit ex-offenders as part of national campaign to reduce reoffending and grow the economy.
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The amount of time after which a conviction is spent for the purposes of a job application has been significantly reduced.
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CIPD Festival of Work wows the HR crowds at London Olympia.
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Employers including Iceland, Greggs, Oliver Bonas and the Co-op have joined prison employment advisory boards.
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Employment advisory boards have been established in 20 prisons and are being rolled out to all 91 “resettlement” prisons by 2023.
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Hospitality and retail sectors will not be gaining temporary visa schemes, ministers signal.
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Another slice of Oven-Ready HR interviews from Season 2. In this second compilation episode we listen again to:
Francesca Peters,...
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It is estimated that more than 11 million people in the UK have a criminal conviction. This staggering figure equates...
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An organisation that helps ex-offenders find work has been contracted by the Ministry of Justice to boost employment levels among...