Changing the narrative on hiring people with convictions

Monday 30 June, 3.30pm – 5.45pm

Free, booking essential

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne

Hiring people with convictions can offer many benefits, like reducing repeat offending and expanding the talent pool, but there are several barriers, legal, social, and organizational, that often get in the way.

Join the Ministry of Justice, The Recruitment Junction and Opencast for an open and free-flowing panel discussion around how hiring managers and HR and people teams can make changes to open up more opportunities for people with convictions.

Panel

Beverley Brooks, Founder, The Recruitment Junction
Paul Coupe, Principal Developer, The Ministry of Justice
Sheena Widdowfield, Head of People Engagement and Inclusion, Opencast
Moderated by Laura Shuttleworth, Client Relationship Director, Opencast

We will explore:

Employer bias and stigma
Regulatory barriers and societal challenges
Company policy restrictions and opportunities for change
How to influence business leaders to unlock the benefits of recruiting people from these backgrounds.

This event is perfect for business leaders, HR and people teams and those in DEI, and will invite views and questions from audience members so you can raise the topics you’d like to address. We aim to inform and inspire attendees to adopt a more open mind and drive the cultural change needed to give people a second chance.