Offploy awarded DWP youth contract
Offploy has recently been awarded a new DWP contract that supports young people in Derby between the ages of 18-24. The contract will...
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Offploy receive MoD Employer Recognition Scheme Silver Award
Working with ex-offenders is our core business but we also recognise that military and police veterans sometimes need a hand up to...
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385 young people secure employment through Offploy
Offploy decided to become a Kickstart Gateway as it linked with the company vision and values of supporting people into meaningful...
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Offploy Flexible Working
Flexible and Remote Working: We mean it! Working from home, 2 years ago that was a luxury not many had. Yet now you can have a look on...
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Will you join ‘Team Offploy’?
When I was in prison, I had two jobs. The first I sewed together 200 boxer shorts every day. The second I peer mentored people like me...
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Meet one of our Peer Mentor Advisors
Our blog posts will explore what the amazing staff at Offploy do day-to-day, so we sat down and had a chat with Carrie who is one of our...
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Closing 2021 with a further awards win – this time for jobseeker, Jolene
You may remember us sharing the news that one of our former jobseekers, Jolene Thompson-Carney, had been shortlisted in the ‘Significant...
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Insight: Sally Eley, foundation director at the City & Guilds Foundation
We were delighted to welcome long-time friend of Offploy, Sally Eley (foundation director at City & Guilds) to our webinar last month –...
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Insight: Rebecca Morgan, head of HR at Johnsons Hotel Linen
The final speaker at our employer services webinar, Rebecca Morgan, head of HR at Johnsons Hotel Linen, shared her first-hand experience...
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Insight: Matthias Stausberg, group advocacy director at Virgin
We were delighted to welcome guest speaker, Matthias Stausberg, to our employer services webinar on 23 November – and he provided a...
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Hiring ex-offenders – why you’ll never look back
November 23 marked the first of Offploy’s employer services webinars – and we sure started the series with a bang. Our 90-minute session...
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Understanding if a conviction is spent/unspent
What does it mean to be convicted of a crime? To be convicted of a crime means that in a court of law, someone has been found guilty of a...
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Challenging the many myths around the recruitment of ex-offenders
According to figures from the Ministry of Justice, 81% of people* believe that businesses which choose to employ ex-offenders are making...
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Prison visit days with Offploy!
Offploy engages with employers to encourage them to consider applicants with a criminal conviction without prejudice. One of the many...
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ERSA Awards shortlist success for Offploy jobseeker
We’re delighted to announce that one of our former jobseekers, Jolene Thompson-Carney, has been shortlisted in the ‘Significant Achiever...
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Drug Addiction and Probation Services
It has recently been highlighted by the chief inspector of the probation service that many of those on probation who suffer with drug...
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From Bravery to Vulnerability: our men and women in uniform
Written by Holly Campion, an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) Service Delivery Manager, specialising in mental health and wellbeing....
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Are we decriminalising the possession of class A drugs?
By Holly Campion Local politicians in Scotland have recently discussed the possibility of decriminalising the possession of Class A drugs...
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Do you want to understand how to hire someone with a conviction? Join our webinar.
Here at Offploy, we’re known for our unwavering commitment to helping to find sustainable employment for those with criminal convictions...
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