Education Training and Employment
Available Nationwide
The Information Hub - Unlock
The Information Hub has a list of 'friendly employers' who are sympathetic to employing people with a criminal conviction - see their web page for more details. The following companies are listed as 'friendly' employers that are known to recruit people with convictions from the community, although note that they may not be currently recruiting: Alliance Boots, Camden Garden Centre, Compass Group, Cook Food Ltd, Co-op, Costain Group, Enterprise, ESH Group, Forward Trust, Greggs, Home Group, Iceland, Lend Lease, London North Eastern Railway, Mitie Group, Pets At Home, Poundland, Ringway, Sainsbury's, Tesco, Trafford Housing Trust, Virgin Group, Wates Group. These employers have established direct links with prisons and may offer training or work experience opportunities: Amaryllis Group Holdings, Cisco Systems, DHL Supply Chain, Gelder Group, Greggs, Halfords, National Grid, Pret a Manger, Skanska UK, Sue Ryder, Timpson.
Phone: 01634 247 350 (Mon-Fri 8:45am-4:45pm), 07824 113 848 (Text or WhatsApp) | Address: theHelpline, Unlock, Maidstone Community Support Centre, 39-48 Marsham Street, Maidstone, Kent ME14 1HH | eMail: loading email... | Website: hub.unlock.org.uk/knowledgebase/looking-for-friendly-employers
Resettlement Support and Mentoring
Available Nationwide
The Information Hub - Unlock
Supports people with convictions by providing information, advice and support through websites and the Helpline. It provides online self-help information on a wide range of issues that criminal convictions can affect, including disclosing to employers, criminal record checks, buying insurance, housing and travel abroad.
Phone: 01634 247 350 (Mon-Fri 8:45am-4:45pm), 07824 113 848 (Text or WhatsApp) | Address: theHelpline, Unlock, Maidstone Community Support Centre, 39-48 Marsham Street, Maidstone, Kent ME14 1HH | Website: hub.unlock.org.uk
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