For Employers

HCT Group believes that someone’s history shouldn’t define them. We’re proud to support the 'More Than My Past' campaign as we believe in the potential of people whose past may not have been perfect. So many individuals still face too many barriers to employment due to a criminal past. But if they are given a chance they can – and do – turn their lives around to become valuable members of society.

We want a borough where everyone can feel secure and where each resident is given every opportunity to succeed. That is why we initiated the Bright Futures programme with the Forward Trust to help ex-offender residents access the employment opportunities in and around Brent and why we support the ‘More Than My Past’ campaign to help open up their opportunities to a brighter future in employment.

At Redemption Roasters we believe that your past does not have to dictate your future. We choose to embrace our life experiences as they shape a more positive future for our business and the people we work with. The 'More Than My Past' campaign is an incredible opportunity to highlight some of the subconscious prejudices we have when it comes to employing people with a criminal past. People, who like anyone else, have the potential to do great things.

At Umbrella Training, we believe in giving people opportunities to grow and develop, not just in their careers but also on a personal level. The 'More Than My Past' campaign is a great way to support people whose opportunities have been limited through bad choices or circumstances. It’s important to give them the room to develop and present them with opportunities to become a force for good in society.

People are at the heart of what we do at COOK. People’s past doesn’t matter to us; but their future really does! We believe that everyone has the potential to be remarkable. Our RAW Talent programme supports people with criminal convictions, and other barriers to employment, into sustainable, meaningful work. We are learning so much as a company from RAW Talent, and would wholeheartedly recommend others to get involved. ‘More than my Past’ is really close to our heart. We’re delighted to support the campaign.

Timpson is a family run business whose colleagues are the heart and soul of our company. We really are an equal opportunities employer, which includes sourcing great colleagues who may be ex-offenders or from other marginalised groups. We don’t discriminate based on people’s background and instead recruit exclusively on personality. We firmly believe that people’s past should not hold them back and recognise that some of our best employees have had to challenge stigmas and prejudice to get to where they are today. This is why we support the More Than My Past campaign, because we believe everyone has the ability to turn their life around, if given the chance.