Sodexo UK & Ireland celebrated its continued inclusion in the 50 GREAT British Employers of Veterans at the 2025 Ex-Forces in Business Awards dinner held last week at the Grosvenor House London. The top 50 list is compiled by the ...
Read More »Landmarc extends guaranteed interview scheme
Landmarc Support Services’ Guaranteed Interview Scheme has been extended to include the spouses, civil partners and long-term cohabiting partners of serving Armed Forces personnel. A trusted industry partner to the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), the move says Landmarc, strengthens its ...
Read More »ISS marks World Refugee Day by reaffirming its commitment to refugee employment and inclusion
The global workplace experience and facility management firm is marking World Refugee Day (20 June) by reaffirming its commitment to supporting refugee employment, creating pathways for people to rebuild their lives with dignity and purpose. As part of this commitment, ...
Read More »Fire & Rehire: how FM must prepare for a legal overhaul
The controversial employment practice commonly referred to as “Fire & Rehire” is nearing the end of its legal shelf life says James Twine, a Partner and Head of Business Services at Wolferstans Long associated with public backlash and industrial disputes, ...
Read More »SBFM provides employment opportunities for women with convictions
Soft FM services provider, SBFM, has joined forces with Working Chance, the UK’s only employment charity solely for women with convictions, to offer opportunities to women leaving the criminal justice system. The partnership prioritises quality matches that benefit individual applicants ...
Read More »BM launches collaboration to support people into employment
BM Caterers has launched a collaboration to support people in the city of Salford into meaningful employment opportunities. The collaboration includes providing cookery classes in partnership with Salford Loaves and Fishes, which supports homeless, isolated and vulnerable people. The classes will ...
Read More »Amey launches Rehabilitation Alliance Board to reduce reoffending
The Rehabilitation Alliance Board officially launched by Amey, aims to support the UK Government’s initiative to reduce reoffending, helping prison leavers secure meaningful employment and reintegrate successfully into society. Chaired by Amey’s People Director and ESG Lead, Stephanie Johnson, the Board ...
Read More »SBFM launches cleaning training academy at HMP Wealstun
Soft FM services provider, SBFM, has expanded its commitment to providing sustainable employment opportunities for ex-offenders with the launch of a cleaning training academy at HM Prison Wealstun (HMP Wealstun) as part of the Ministry of Justice’s HMP Academies Programme. ...
Read More »Sodexo partners to lay building blocks to employment for prison leavers
Sodexo has partnered with a construction consortium on an innovative project, which is providing skills-based training to prisoners ahead of their release to support future roles in the construction industry. Constructed Pathways, funded by Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, has ...
Read More »Employment experts respond to landmark ruling by UK Supreme Court on definition of a woman
The UK Supreme Court delivered a landmark ruling on 16 April 2025 regarding the protected characteristic of sex in the Equality Act 2010. The judgment, which considered the interaction between the Equality Act 2010 and the Gender Recognition Act 2004 ...
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