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Employers may be overlooking a valuable employee population in their recruiting efforts: workers with criminal backgrounds.
A third of American workers have a criminal record, a potential roadblock for employment and career advancement. New research from the Society of Human Resource Management found that while HR managers are becoming more open to hiring these employees, more work should be done to overcome the stigma.
Alyssa Place is the editor-in-chief of Employee Benefit News and has been with the team since 2019. Her work covers mental health, DEI, women at work, financial wellness, retirement and workplace … Read full bio
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