Would you hire someone with a criminal record?

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  1. SuperTyke

    SuperTyke Well-Known Member

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    Or what would be a factor in that way?
     
    SuperTyke, Feb 23, 2022
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    Redhelen Well-Known Member

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    Surely it depends on the crime, age when committed, rehabilitation etc?
     
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    Would you?
     
    upthecolliers, Feb 23, 2022
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    Gimson&theBarnsleys Well-Known Member

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    Some people like Barry Manilow.
     
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    Tyke The Tree-Frog Well-Known Member

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    Suppose it depends on what kinda job they'd be hired for too.
     
    Tyke The Tree-Frog, Feb 23, 2022
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    If they were a convicted car thief, I wouldn't hire them to steal cars, because they've clearly been caught in the past.
     
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    Not as Prime Minister
     
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    If I was looking for a Hitman.
     
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    Yes, in general. Can't pretend that I wouldn't do a more in depth interview than normal to ensure that I was comfortable though, and there are certain crimes which would probably be a red line for me.
     
    Sestren, Feb 23, 2022
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    Anyone with Shaddappa Your Face, There's No-one Quite Like Grandma, Tiptoe Through The Tulips, Cinderalla Rockafella deserves locking up.
    They're pretty bloody awful.
    I wouldn't hire them.
     
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    A demonstrably rehabilitated person who had a drug problem they needed to feed 25 years ago? Not a problem.

    A convicted sex or repeat violent offender? Definitely not.
     
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    I did have someone apply who admitted to being on the sex offenders register, said she looked old enough, legally it probably shouldn't have prejudiced his application on my part.
    However it did.
     
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    You'd want Pete Waterman then :rolleyes:
     
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    In general terms yes but of course the context would be key to the actual decision
     
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    Do they? Very strange ;)
     
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    I've done it twice, both had theft convictions, one worked out fine and one didn't.
     
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    I had a presentation from Tempus Novo the other week, I had huge reservations on the subject. However, great presentation made a lot of sense when businesses have a staffing issues - plus second chances are fair enough.
    http://www.tempusnovo.org/
    simply put, they don’t help or place ex offenders who are ex terriorists, sex offenders or arsonists.
    So no matter how hard a working a paedophile is, they don’t get an opportunity (that was their joke, not mine)
     
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    It seems unfair that someone convicted once of a crime, who has served their debt to society, should be deemed less employable than someone who has got away with any number of crimes, but has never been caught/found guilty. But obviously that is the case.
    Dependent on the role, I might take on a one time offender. I believe I have employed someone who has previously been banned for drink driving, but I think serial offenders would be difficult to trust.
     
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    I'd place a bet that the one caught fir drink driving had done it more than once!
     
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    Yes, in general. But specifically not any of the notorious gang of Johnsons, including Naomi, Adam and Boris.
     
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