[Steven Shoreditch]

Would you employ someone who has a criminal conviction, even if spent?

[JoeMax]

Depends how serious it is and how long ago.

But yes.

[deeege]

Also depends if you have any school / nursery / nursing home work where CRB checks are required as it could lead to problems.

[darren clarke]

though u had to have a criminal convict to be a window cleaner

[Sir Squeaky]

Depends what it was...

If it was fraud I'd employ him as my accountant...

[petski2]

Blue Monkey I see u like Morgana or more to the point "The Gilbert Show".How funny is the Gilbert character lol

[s.w.c]

Would you employ someone who has a criminal conviction, even if spent?

but don't someone deserve a second chance. if they have no job they will turn to crime to earn, never employ a junky there not worth it.

[darren clarke]

the gilbert show is ace,  love his dancing

[rg1]

Would you employ someone who has a criminal conviction, even if spent?

but don't someone deserve a second chance. if they have no job they will turn to crime to earn, never employ a junky there not worth it.

I agree. Everyone makes mistakes during their life, some just make bigger ones and deserve a second chance.

[GB Window Cleaning]

agreed, people need to be given a chance. people can change!

[p1w1]

though u had to have a criminal convict to be a window cleaner

made me giggle 

[ant french]

depends what they were locked up for, if its armed robbery or fraud or drugs no i wouldnt but if its something minor like abh gbh yeh. personally id employ someone i knew local so if they foned up sick  your bound to see them about if there pulling a fast one. id never employ a kid or young person there lazy muckers. weve all been there so we know what its like being that young, id always employ someone whos got a family to keep.

[ant french]

what so if your walking down the street and yobs attack you and u batter one to protect ya self ya goon and one ended up in hospital and press charges and u get locked up thats wrong is it???  my mate had this happen to him and hes not violent, he got 9 months and done 6.

[Perfect Windows]

Would you employ someone who has a criminal conviction, even if spent?

Depends on the conviction, but in general, no. 

A guiding principle for me when deciding whether to do something is "Would I do it if I knew it would be on the front page of tomorrow's paper?".

On that basis, my customers might not like to know that a former criminal was wandering round the back of the customer's house unsupervised...

Vin

[dazmond]

Also depends if you have any school / nursery / nursing home work where CRB checks are required as it could lead to problems.

i have nursery/children homes etc and never been asked to be crb checked.mind you i only clean the outsides.been cleaning for some of em for 15 years!!

my convictions expired a long time ago when i stopped drinking!!

[Ross G]

Depends what it was...

If it was fraud I'd employ him as my accountant...

 

[sgibsoncleaning]

horses for courses, i think legally you cannot discriminate and after 7 years i think they dont have to disclose but i have certain crimes that i would never entertain employing.
as for some, we all make mistakes and give them a job on trial and see how they work out

[JSMC]

a criminal record and going to jail can happen to anybody and it can happen very easily. don't everyone sit on their pedestal and look  down on people because you never know what's in front of you.

you could be out driving and have an accident and kill someone and end up in jail quite easily.

you could be  in a pub get involved in a fight and get crim record and end up in jail.

life has many twists n turns for all of us so be very careful what ye wish for.

Karma can be nasty

[ant french]

a criminal record and going to jail can happen to anybody and it can happen very easily. don't everyone sit on their pedestal and look  down on people
you could be  in a pub get involved in a fight and get crim record and end up in jail.

simular to what happened to my mate but it was yobs while he was walking bk from pub. no justice today he hit one in self defence and got in trouble, they got of scott free

[mikecam]

Would you employ someone who has a criminal conviction, even if spent?

How would you know this information to make that descision, as no one is bound in any way to declare a spent conviction (with very few exeptions)?