Tausende Care Leaver in England wurden von der Arbeit „ausgesperrt“, da sich die Unternehmen nur langsam anpassen
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/23/thousands-of-care-leavers-in-england-locked-out-of-work-as-firms-slow-to-adapt
Von OGSyedIsEverywhere
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QUESTION: I know Timpsons employ ex-offenders. Are there other employers who focus on this type of youngster?
I’m not thinking of apprenticeships (we definitely need more of these across all industries) but entry-level jobs for ex-care young people?
The big problem is employers are flooded with job applications for every open role. They can literally pick and choose from dozens of candidates. So they naturally take advantage of this by heavily screening so they get the best candidate for the best price.
If an employer advertises a role and 100 applications land in their inbox, they’ll set up screening criteria and filter out any applicant who doesn’t have a 100% perfect work/education history. And this automatically filters out care leavers and others with difficult histories.
And employers know that hiring people with complex personal histories may mean more time/effort/cost of training and managing that employee. So it’s just easier to hire the best candidate for the role to increase profits.
If we were in a situation where companies were begging for staff, then it would make more sense for them to invest in hiring people with complex backgrounds. But that isn’t the case.
As a now 33 year old who was in care for 15 years as a child. This is like treating the symptoms and not the cause. Improve social care and how children in care are looked after and you will create more well adjusted adults ready to work when they have to leave care at 18-21.