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In our webinar last week Employing?Ex-Offenders: Don’t lock out 1 in 4 applicants, sponsored by Offploy.org, Lisa McAteer from Balfour Beatty plc talks about the importance of myth busting when it comes to employing poeple with convictions. If you missed the webinar and would like to catch up you can now listen to it in podcast format: https://lnkd.in/eSnyJfSY

One in four people have some kind of criminal conviction - is that enough to stop them from being considered for employment? This Q&A follows on from our webinar and podcast about employing ex-offenders - find out more from Lisa McAteer, of Balfour Beatty plc Beatty, Beckie Rowland-Turner,?from Greggs, and Offploy.org's Training and Advocacy Manager, Rik Willis MCMI. Read the Q&A here: https://lnkd.in/etKR_E8f

Recently in a special episode of our podcast Talking People, Chris Butt CEO & Founder of Yondur and Cognisess discusses the importance of using the terms such as values and culture in placing talent. To listen to the podcast: https://lnkd.in/ekSiy-Pc

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In our webinar last week Jacob Hill ??, Founder of Offploy.org discussed how we have our own perception of people with criminal convinctions and how these perceptions are often not accurate. By excluding people with criminal convictions, your are limiting your talent pool. Do you need to update your hiring policies? If you would like to catch up on this webinar, you can now watch it on demand ?? https://lnkd.in/eKmptzfa

December is fast approaching ?? Whether you are preparing for your office Christmas Party or looking ahead and planning 2025 strategies, why not take a break and join us for our three webinars in December. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 3rd December at 11am: Is HR ready for the C-suite, is the C-suite ready for HR? Sponsored by DEKA ?? Richard Adams Amanda Rajkumar Orlagh Hunt Register here: https://lnkd.in/eZ27uC-C ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 10th December at 11am: Shaping the future of contingent?and hourly work: exclusive findings for HR leaders. Sponsored by Deputy ?? James Cust Kirsty Murphy Chartered MCIPD Register here: https://lnkd.in/eqKAgmQ9 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 17th December at 11am: Building Certainty in an Uncertain World: Review of the Year 2024 ?? Martin Mason Register here: https://lnkd.in/eWwQb-au

Did you miss our webinar last week sponsored by Offploy.org? Employing?Ex-Offenders: Don’t lock out 1 in 4 applicants Good news, you can now catch it on demand and read our post webinar report : https://lnkd.in/eKmptzfa What emerged from this webinar was a scenario in which employers can start small in terms of creating a policy for approaching ex-offenders, to the more sophisticated issues concerning HR’s need to stay in touch with legislative demands and changes relating to employing people with convictions. Go and give it a watch! Lisa McAteer Rik Willis MCMI Beckie Rowland-Turner Jacob Hill ??

We have a treat in store today! Introducing a special episode of our podcast- Talking People. Simon Kent recently sat down with Chris Butt, CEO and Founder of Cognisess and Yondur. Chris is determined to make it easier for organisations and individuals to understand skills, to realise how and where they can be used for the good of everyone. His business has developed the technology to give insight into the potential of individuals, giving a greater idea of how they might perform in specific parts of the workplace. Listen to find out more: https://lnkd.in/ekSiy-Pc

Author and workplace culture expert, Jenny Segal?explores the concept of ‘Guilty Until Proven Innocent’ and how organisations can be certain they grant women equal authority in the workplace. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/ed5f8fbH

How do you manage five generations in one workforce??? With a global labour shortage and an ageing population, a multigeneration workforce will soon be a standard workforce, but by adopting policies and practices that embrace the advantages and circumvent the pitfalls, more businesses can feel the benefits of having a rich and diverse workforce. Lindsay Bridges, Global Head of HR?for DHL Supply Chain, has some great ideas here and demonstrate the positives that can come from creating and supporting the multigenerational workforce. https://lnkd.in/eCEAzTW2 #HRadvice #HRprofession #workforce #diversity #inclusion #communication #multigenerational