Good for business and good for society: how organisations can hire more ex-offenders
- Written by Jan Lodge, PhD Candidate in Organizational Theory, University of Cambridge
shutterstock ex cons workingWalk down any high street in the UK and chances are you’ll find a Timpson key-cutting and shoe-repair outlet – and the person behind the counter may well be a former offender, as are 10% of its 4,500 employees.
“The reason why we recruit people from prison is because I’ve learned that it’s a...