HR professionals will volunteer people with convictions, mentoring them to secure employment.
A new scheme's been launched to help people with criminal convictions find work.
The pilot project is a partnership between the CIPD, the professional body for HR professionals in Ireland, and Tosú, which helps people with convictions to build stable futures.
The new initiative will see HR professionals volunteer people with convictions, mentoring them to secure employment and support them in navigating the workplace.
Ciaran Reilly, Manager of Alternative Project and Former Assistant Governor of Portlaoise Prison, says it's vital people with convictions are reintroduced to society:
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