Jails / Prisons : Apple's refusal to hire felons to construct its headquarters points to a deeper problem

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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/
 
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/




Peace Raptor..

Why should criminal records be ignored hiring process?
 
For my experience of working in this field, certain aspect of construction involve security issues. No matter what is built, you need people to do it, which mean knowing details of how something is constructed, and what materials are used. For example, when I was a service designer, I had to design power routes to the ATMs that are outside of the banks. Which means I know how to disable power and surveillance systems.

Peace!
 

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