“When somebody who doesn't think they're worth anything, and they're in and out of jail, when someone suddenly says ‘I see something in you and I want to give you a chance’, they grab on to that and they don't want to let go.'
Tempus Novo founders Steve Freer, and Val Wawrosz, former prison officers, now working with ex-convicts to help them back into employment.
“Our conversion rate from picking and packing jobs to promotion is around 24 per cent, that means almost one in four people who go into logistics from us have been promoted,” he said.“Our job retention rate is also higher than the national average, with about 75 per cent keeping their job beyond six month, and the number of yearly absences are lower.”
As well as being beneficial for businesses, Mr Freer also noted how employment could be life changing for an ex-offender and their families. “There's such a huge stigma and barrier for anybody with a conviction to get a job,” he said. “Most of these people have been let down all their lives, and I think generally speaking the public’s perception of prisoners is way off.
“Yes there's a small percentage of dangerous people, but there's also a huge percentage who come from poverty. It might be that their father has been in and out of jail, their mother might be struggling on benefits.
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