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Policies like Apple’s have sparked a national movement to take criminal
records out of the hiring process.
Apple has long been known for its sleek, pristine design. Jony Ive, the tech giant’s senior vice
president of design, has even described the company’s products as “beautiful” and “pure.”
Apparently, Apple wants the construction workers building its gleaming, new Cupertino, Calif.
headquarters to have criminal records that are just as unadulterated.
The company is banning individuals who have been convicted of a felony from working on
the project, which will cost a reported $5 billion.
The company declined to comment on the matter, but a person with knowledge of Apple’s policy says
it applies only to ex-offenders with felony convictions in the past seven years and that workers facing
pending felony charges are considered for employment on a case-by-case basis.
Read more: https://fortune.com/2015/04/08/apple-criminal-background-checks-hiring/
records out of the hiring process.
Apple has long been known for its sleek, pristine design. Jony Ive, the tech giant’s senior vice
president of design, has even described the company’s products as “beautiful” and “pure.”
Apparently, Apple wants the construction workers building its gleaming, new Cupertino, Calif.
headquarters to have criminal records that are just as unadulterated.
The company is banning individuals who have been convicted of a felony from working on
the project, which will cost a reported $5 billion.
The company declined to comment on the matter, but a person with knowledge of Apple’s policy says
it applies only to ex-offenders with felony convictions in the past seven years and that workers facing
pending felony charges are considered for employment on a case-by-case basis.
Read more: https://fortune.com/2015/04/08/apple-criminal-background-checks-hiring/