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From jail to job: why more companies are hiring ex-offenders

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    From jail to job: why more companies are hiring ex-offenders

    More than 82,500 people are in prison across the UK, government figures show, and those set for release face the daunting task of re-entering society and trying to find a job.

    They face an uphill battle: half of employers would not consider hiring an ex-offender, regardless of the crime or sentence received, according to a Department for Work and Pensions survey in 2016.

    Some say that is shortsighted. As well as helping them to get their lives back on track, reducing the likelihood of re-offending, it allows employers to access a pool of talented and motivated individuals at a time when the skills shortage is making it harder than ever for companies to recruit.

    From jail to job: why more companies are hiring ex-offenders



    #2
    Worked OK for Darren <whoever he is now>.
    'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!

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      #3
      Originally posted by northernladuk View Post
      Worked OK for Darren <whoever he is now>.
      "Desiree", I believe (s)he identifies as these days!
      Old Greg - In search of acceptance since Mar 2007. Hoping each leap will be his last.

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        #4
        They could get a job in Parliament. A number of crooks caught fiddling their expenses got to keep their job.
        "Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain

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          #5
          Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
          They could get a job in Parliament. A number of crooks caught fiddling their expenses got to keep their job.
          Hey Scootie, what about the chaps who built Holyrood, there was liberal sprinkling of brown envelopes around at that time...

          Zig - in "Glass Houses" mode...
          Old Greg - In search of acceptance since Mar 2007. Hoping each leap will be his last.

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            #6
            DBS vetting seems to be becoming the norm for getting a contracting gig, especially in finance.

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              #7
              Ah so I might be OK after JSA fraud after all then?
              Rhyddid i lofnod psychocandy!!!!

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                #8
                Originally posted by Zigenare View Post
                Hey Scootie, what about the chaps who built Holyrood, there was liberal sprinkling of brown envelopes around at that time...

                Zig - in "Glass Houses" mode...

                Links?

                Here's the Westminster facts
                "Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by AtW View Post
                  Some say that is shortsighted. As well as helping them to get their lives back on track, reducing the likelihood of re-offending, it allows employers to access a pool of talented and motivated individuals at a time when the skills shortage is making it harder than ever for companies to recruit.
                  Here are your next group of employees....

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
                    Here ya go buddy! Jobs for the weegies! Or how a few Largs marina members bought their new boats!
                    Old Greg - In search of acceptance since Mar 2007. Hoping each leap will be his last.

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