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- Jan 20, 2022
- 2 min
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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- Jan 5, 2022
- 2 min
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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- Dec 29, 2021
- 2 min
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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- Dec 18, 2021
- 2 min
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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- Dec 15, 2021
- 2 min
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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- Dec 13, 2021
- 2 min
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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- Nov 30, 2021
- 3 min
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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- Nov 30, 2021
- 3 min
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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- Nov 17, 2021
- 2 min
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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- Oct 12, 2021
- 2 min
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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- Jul 21, 2021
- 2 min
Maximus UK enlists help of Offploy to support 65K people on probation
Over 65,000 people supervised by the National Probation Service are set to receive Education, Training and Employment (ETE) support under...
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- Jul 6, 2021
- 2 min
Yorkshire CIC’s share of £18.7m grant helps to support 65 unemployed people into work
Offploy’s share of the £18.7m National Lottery Community Fund – of which UnLtd has distributed £6.3m – has enabled us to triple our...
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- Jun 8, 2021
- 3 min
We’re working with the DWP to get 348 prison leavers ‘work ready’
We’re delighted to share the news that we’re set to continue our work with the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) and will be helping...
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- Apr 27, 2021
- 4 min
Going Forward into Employment
By David Heathcote A third of businesses say they are unable to address skills gaps in their workforce, according to the Chartered...
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- Mar 10, 2021
- 2 min
How we’re helping socially-excluded youths into work with the help of Kickstart
With levels of youth unemployment at their highest since 2016, the Offploy team is urging businesses to make the most of...
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- Feb 21, 2021
- 3 min
Restorative Justice and Remedi.
Offploy is to begin working with Remedi to support our candidates to make amends for their crimes whilst searching for employment. We...
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- Nov 11, 2020
- 3 min
Boxed In
By Madii Hussain We are often categorised by the colour of our skin (BAME, white), our bank balance statements (middle, working class),...
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- Oct 9, 2020
- 1 min
Delivering on Our Pledge to the Armed Forces Community
By Rik Willis When we launched Offploy Veterans earlier in September we set out a path to demonstrate our commitment to military and...
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- Sep 7, 2020
- 3 min
A Treasure in the Heart of Everyone
By David Heathcote The idea of employing ex-offenders is noble, with benefits to businesses, individuals and society. We may admire...
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