Updated to include data for March 2025 on the availability and recruitment of permanent and temporary staff from the KPMG and REC UK Report on Jobs compiled by S&P Global in association with the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC).
Updated to reflect changes to government guidance clarifying that clipped passports are cancelled documents and not acceptable as proof of the right to work.
Updated to reflect changes to government guidance clarifying that clipped passports are cancelled documents and not acceptable as proof of the right to work.
A significant proportion of the population have criminal records. So what are the legal requirements when thinking about recruiting someone with a spent or unspent conviction? And are employers that shy away from engaging with ex-offenders failing to make use of a valuable resource and even damaging their organisations? Debbie Sadler of Unlock and Brightmine senior legal editor Laura Merrylees join the podcast to discuss these questions.