Employers Look Beyond Criminal Records Amid Labor Shortage (VIDEO)
For people who served prison time, the unemployment rate is 60% from the time of their release until four years later.
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For people who served prison time, the unemployment rate is 60% from the time of their release until four years later.
The labor shortage impacts all of us, but for folks who have traditionally faced barriers to employment – a criminal record, addiction – it's been a time of great opportunity.
The labor shortage impacts all of us, but for folks who have traditionally faced barriers to employment – a criminal record, addiction – it's been a time of great opportunity.
With its acquisition of Harmon Personnel Services, a Vermont-based, mission-driven staffing agency serving those who face hurdles to employment has now set up shop in the Pioneer Valley.Working Fields, based in Burlington, Vermont, acquired Harmon...
Mission-driven staffing agency Working Fields is expanding operations to Massachusetts, the organization announced today. The company acquired Greenfield-based alternative staffing agency Harmon Personnel Services (Harmon) from Community Action Pioneer Valley (CAPV) on December 25, 2022. The acquisition will go into full effect in January 2023. “Our team at Working Fields is excited to bring our supportive employment model to the Pioneer Valley,” said Mickey Wiles, CEO and founder of Working Fields. “Our unique model has proven to be tremendously effective in several regions, and we look...