Aw, shucks! I'm just the typesetter really. The real work is...

             https://www.i-l-m.com/edge/Employing_ex_offenders.aspx
...

                 I read up on them a few years ago shortly after I was arrested, on the...

                     Marks & Spencers, Virgin and Timpsons are three companies who have...

                         No comments from those that need this service? Why on earth would...

                             Well, Chap, it's there for anyone who needs it, we never know, it...

                                 Hi Moostrasse Did you find many companies? Maybe we add to this...

                                     Hi Aspire
I haven't managed to do so much research, just...

                                         https://www.workingchance.org/ For any women out there who might be...

                                             Greggs have a prison initiative too. At least the pasty tax was worth...

                                                 Great Moostrasse. I will endeavour to add. No problem. This is...

                                                    


Moostrasse said......

                                                         According to Working Chances, they have 39 employers signed up who...

                                                             Moderator? Can you change the thread title please? To "Companies Who...

                                                                 haha Moostrasse.... yes, it was here first. Just read Chris Grayling...

                                                                     Yes Moostrasse, I think it's an excellent idea to change thread title...

                                                                         I read Chris Grayling's incentive of £5.5k to companies too. Oh wow,...

                                                                             Blue Sky do. As the most challenged in the employment seeking world,...

                                                                                 I will write to Working Chance and see if UNLOCK can become...

                                                                                     "One-third (33%) of employers agreed that prison education makes...

                                                                                         It was a positive report Moostrasse, glad you enjoyed it. ''Goldman...

                                                                                             Who'd have thought, Goldman Sachs. My friend's son-in-law works for...

                                                                                                 Brilliant Moostrasse. I am going to see if I can get the companies...

                                                                                                     You too. I shall report how I get on later.

                                                                                                         Moostrasse said... I will write to Working Chance and see if...

                                                                                                             Thanks Moderator...

                                                                                                                 Thanks Chris,
I see what you are saying. I shall have to come...

                                                                                                                     Having scanned Blue Sky Development, I started to get enthusiastic...

                                                                                                                         GGG, It's still worthwhile a conversation with them, they may be...

                                                                                                                             Indeed. "It is like a finger pointing away to the moon.
DON'T...

                                                                                                                                 So are you going to come back and let us know how you get on, GGG?

                                                                                                                                     Everything is worth a try surely? Finding some good upbeat articles...

                                                                                                                                         Hi Aspire I do agree also, regarding the two separate threads. What...

                                                                                                                                             https://cleansheet.org.uk/ I found this link from your link, Aspire.

                                                                                                                                                 Hi Moostrasse I am on websites I know might have the information in...

                                                                                                                                                     Richard Branson your mate.... lol.... dare ya!! Think you would get...

                                                                                                                                                         It's Penelope Pitstop, innit? She's squeaky clean and very, very...

                                                                                                                                                             I reckon it's worth a go...



Aspire said......

                                                                                                                                                                 Hum, I'm tracking Richard down. Found him on Facebook. Two of my...

                                                                                                                                                                     You know Moostrasse, there are so many business opportunities right...

                                                                                                                                                                         I have found how to contact his people and am requesting an interview...

                                                                                                                                                                             Richard Branson... be careful there are new laws on stalking just out...

                                                                                                                                                                                 That would be amazing M if you pull this off..... do seek Erica's...

                                                                                                                                                                                     I've made this thread sticky. Feel free to set up a separate one for...

                                                                                                                                                                                         I have contacted him via "his people" via his Virgin Unite...

                                                                                                                                                                                             UNLOCK is an association for reforming and reformed offenders. We are...

                                                                                                                                                                                                
I see what you're saying Chris... I'll copy the links to my...

                                                                                                                                                                                                     The Fire Service is not exempt from the ROA of 1974.

...

                                                                                                                                                                                                        


Moostrasse said... So are you going to come back...

                                                                                                                                                                                                            


GasGasGas said...


Moostrasse...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                 https://www.shaw-trust.org.uk/partnership_opportunities Found this....

                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Well I can't edit the hub, but how about we collate the info in the...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Perfect! Chris & Moderator... Can you do your stuff...

...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                             General Employers

Timpsons Marks & Spencer Virgin...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 GGG, You're brilliant, dya know this?

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
Just standing on the shoulders of giants, Moo! "It is like a...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         It's fantastic. I have written to Timpson's today, GGG, see if they...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Max Spielman are also another company, owned by Timpsons, who are...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Peeps Passing thru PDQ... on business trip! So proud... you...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Hi Aspire
Great isn't it? Good contributions, encouragement...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Hi Guys, Brilliant thread tank you all very much for the time and...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Hi Dart
Virgin? If he repairs computers, who knows? Scour...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 https://www.apextrust.com/apexhome.asp Can we add to the list,...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     -Newest additions first in each category, might prove useful in the...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
-Filled in the blanks with links, to the recruitment pages...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             I shall give this a go, GGG.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 GGG. Thank you for this. It's brilliant.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Hi All, I'm still here, and agree that it's great people are adding...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Dennis Phillips who manages the Timpson Foundation/Prison Work is...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Chris - descript ions might detract from the at-a-glance layout, also...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 I know timpsons have a policy of employing ex offenders but does this...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Nowt on my mate Dickie, yet. I shall write again. I s'pect he's a...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Hi there complex
It's a good question, I shall ask Mr P....

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Umm, how about - Is there an internal disclosure policy? (i.e. are...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Hi there Penelope lol who is mr p?I have been here for a while just as...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     GGG. Will ask for you. As with any information, then CRB disclosure...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         If I am reading this correctly, you are asking if there is a breakdown...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             No p if there is a record kept by Timpsons etc of who they have given...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 I would definitely imagine that Timpson's HR team would have all of...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Well, complex. You could call them up and ask them yourself. Look at...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Ok p will have a look at there website thanks for the help did you...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Oi, I've already used that line MOT! "It is like a finger pointing...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Highly interesting conversation with Timpsons. The gentleman I spoke...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Excellent Moo. Was it a phone call or typed affair? Will you publish...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         The very one, GGG. So your link is correct. It was a phone call....

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             https://www.peoplecan.org.uk/ex-offenders.aspx Have we got this...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 https://www.timpson.co.uk/about...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     -Done.
-This editor is such a swine to format text properly...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Jobcheck: 0870 608 4567 I haven't looked this up, GGG. But it...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             -I believe that may be part of Apex (it's the line that closed down...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 You're right, it is part of Apex. So do I now copy and paste the...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Yeah, keep it nice and fresh! "It is like a finger pointing away to...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Thank you, GGG.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             https://www.startupnow.org.uk/ I think Aspire mentioned this...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Found it! This is excellent! Thank you. I'm going to study it...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     I was remiss there, Ader, I should have given you the link? I just...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         GasGasGas,
Can we add the Co- operative Group to the list as I...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Will do MC. Having real trouble formatting the text, even using the...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 -Co-operative added General Employers (Companies known to...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Goodness, what is going? GGG, are you having some problems? MC-...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Hmm, a few. I've tried everything to fix it, not happening. Any coders...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Well, I am okay in HTML but I cannot see anything. Perhaps Southern...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Construction Skills Solutions Limited are a company who are looking...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     https://www.thelarvalproject.org.uk/

For the creative...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         https://www.geese.co.uk/HTML/recruitment.html

Again,...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             ...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Rights seem to be the largest barrier for ex-offenders as in not...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Great links, Aspire. The paper you submitted regarding rights I have...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         It's very hard for people though isn't it. It's embarrasing,...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Great Moo, thanks. I do praise the CIPD. They try to support and...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 It is hard, very much so. I know when I was convicted, I couldn't...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     I've always tried to be philosophical about it.... I was a mess...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         The information that was and is available on here too about CRB,...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             I am a bit of a philosophist too. But, I am passionate about rights...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 -Updated -I heard back from Blue Sky, they recommended Reed (which...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Hi GGG, I actually pulled Construction Skills limited from another...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         https://www.rapt.org.uk/job2adnew.html - Full disclosure is required,...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Hi GGG, thanks for all your hard work on organising the thread,...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Yes. I can see where GGG is coming from. However, with my unspent...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     ...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         https://sainsburys.jobs/information/diversity Sainsbury's policy on...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             https://www.recruitwithconviction.org.uk/ Registered in Scotland,...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Oh.. there is some good stuff on here. Thanks Moostrasse.... good...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Its been busy from what I can see, over the last few days on here....

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         I'm not sure where to put this Moostrasse:...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             GGG's your man, he'll add it to his list and then I will load it to...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 I think I have done it, thank you Ader. How are you getting on?

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
-Updated -Chris / Unlock - again, would it be possible to...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Hi Moostrasse You said earlier... 'Its been busy from what I can see,...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Ah yes... I started a thread for working from home writing....

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 "Our key work is providing training that construction employers...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     I met with Timpsons and the head of their academy this morning and I...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Inspirational Moostrasse. Thank you for going a long and for sharing...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Moostrasse said... I think I have done it, thank you Ader....

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 I have written a draft article for him to look over, then I shall...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     I think they're mad fools if they oppose this ruling. Mind you,...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtmK5vl5ks0&feature=youtu.be Video of...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Here... Hi Ader1. update on your situation please... How are you...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 GGG was here today?

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Hi Moostrasse, Nothing has changed. I thought of going for a...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         I am all about moving away and I would do it in a heartbeat again,...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Yes Moostrasse I can go. I mean I don't have anybody who is...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Then do it... Why stay here if you're finding it difficult to get on?...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Hi, I notice that National Grid are listed here, do we have any...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         I would say don't disclose yet till they ask you or do a back Ground...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Hi Peter, National Grid will be listed specifically because of a...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 They've been very clear that any job offer will be subject to a...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     All I would say is, if they look like they're proceeding with the...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Hi all got a story for you all about Marks and Spencer Last year in...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Hi Stig, Sorry to hear that you've been suspended. In this situation...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 They would not have employed him anyway if he did disclose. It's a...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     From another post Stig quoted M&S "The main issues are around...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Social Services.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             aim said... From another post Stig quoted M&S "The main...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 My experience is within the social care sector; the list below, are...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     I knew about a few of these, as I was signed up to Prison...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         An interesting list, but I would dispute the inclusion of Virgin...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             What the corporate mothership says and what HR/Hiring decision makers...