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More firms commit to employing ex-offenders

Date:

29 May 2019

An additional 230 organisations - including Greene King and Pret A Manger - have committed to hiring ex-offenders, as the government allows more prisoners to take temporary release to participate in work placements.
Supreme Court rejects government appeal on criminal record checks

Date:

30 January 2019

The Supreme Court has rejected a government appeal against a human rights ruling won by a group of people who claimed their minor past convictions held them back in life.
Deliveroo and Uber Eats face questions over worker black market

Date:

7 January 2019

The way that Deliveroo and Uber Eats engage their riders and drivers' has come under fresh scrutiny after claims emerged of a black market in delivery jobs.

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