Rehabilitation of Offenders Archives - DOHR: HR and Recruitment

Would you consider recruiting an ex-offender?

Posted on May 15, 2022 (June 8, 2022) by Donna Obstfeld

According to the latest figures from the Ministry of Justice, only 17% of ex-offenders manage to get a job within a year of their release from prison. Yet those that do manage to secure a job are up to 9% less likely to reoffend. As well as offering job-ready skills they have acquired while in […]

Convictions

Posted on April 13, 2020 (June 24, 2021) by Donna Obstfeld

Can we refuse to employ someone based on their previous unspent convictions? While with certain exceptions, it is unlawful under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 to refuse to employ a “rehabilitated” person on the ground of a spent conviction, the same does not apply to unspent convictions so you are able to refuse to employ someone […]