Sodexo has announced a significant milestone in its commitment to social mobility by introducing guaranteed job interviews for people with criminal convictions as part of its Starting Fresh programme. Applicants with a disclosed criminal conviction who meet the job criteria ...

VIVO Defence Services has gained a gold rating at The 5% Club due to the number of its employees taking apprenticeships  – just 10 months after joining. Employers who join the club commit to empowering their employees through ‘earn & ...

Invest in social mobility to create career opportunities and sustainable employment, says Toni-Marie Vaughan, Head of Social Mobility, OCS UK Social mobility should be considered a key investment as it is not only important for hiring practices, but helps breakdown ...

One year on from launching the Social Partner Hub, Compass Group UK & Ireland’s the UK’s largest food and services provider has supported over 100 people into employment. A further 800 people have been supported with job interview training and ...

Ilaria Cantelli, Education Manager at Uptree on the importance of improving social mobility through education and more inclusive recruitment practices In the UK today, your social background still highly impacts your opportunities in life. Compared with other developed countries, the ...

Amey’s People Director Stephanie Johnson describes a raft of recruitment and training strategies that aim to bring back the long term unemployed to the workforce The UK workforce has been changing dramatically over the last few years as a result ...

Carol Sommerville, Compass Group UK & Ireland’s Chief People Officer, has joined the Social Mobility Commission’s Employer Advisory Group (EAG), which works to support organisations to create better socio-economic inclusion in their workforce. The Social Mobility Commission is an independent ...

Sodexo UK & Ireland is one of 70 major businesses joining Tent UK, a new coalition of companies which aims to advance the labour market integration of refugees in the UK. In recent years, the UK has welcomed more than ...

Facility services provider, ABM, is inviting the sixth cohort of students to take part in its Junior Engineering Engagement Programme (J.E.E.P.) ABM’s continued investment in creating a pipeline of technical talent comes as SVP and President of ABM UK and Ireland, ...

The Purpose Coalition has launched The Purpose Coalition Awards 2023 – Breaking Down Barriers. The awards, which are sponsored by leading Purpose Coalition partner, Sodexo UK and Ireland recognise leaders who have made remarkable contributions to levelling up and breaking ...