Dominic Raab urges firms to hire ex-convicts to ease labour shortages
Justice Secretary Dominic Raab tells UK businesses to hire hundreds of thousands of ex-convicts to ease labour crisis Justice Secretary Dominic Raab is urging businesses to hire more ex-offenders Mr Raab said there is a 'captive market' of workers who are 'better than you think' He said firms told him that ex-convicts took 'less sick days' than other workers
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Dominic Raab has urged UK companies to hire more ex-offenders when they leave prison in order to ease the nation's labour shortages.
The Justice Secretary said companies struggling to fill roles should realise there is a 'captive market' of potential workers who are more skilled than bosses may think.
He said many ex-convicts have the 'right kind of attitude that those employers want' and businesses have found former prisoners take 'less sick days' and work harder than other staff.
Dominic Raab has urged UK companies to hire more ex-offenders when they leave prison in order to ease the nation's
