Sodexo launches toolkit to help employers recruit ex-offenders

Sodexo UK & Ireland marked the first anniversary of Starting Fresh earlier this month with the release of an employer toolkit. The toolkit builds on resources the organisation launched last March to help bridge the gap between businesses struggling with skills shortages and the under-utilised talent pool of people with criminal convictions.One year ago, research commissioned by Sodexo found that while 62 per cent of UK private sector businesses were facing recruitment challenges, a third had