Season 1 - Episode 2
Episode 2 - All in a Day’s Work: Inclusive & Open Hiring
This last year shook up the labour market – we saw some industries experience drastic layoffs and we also saw some companies desperately seeking out more staff. So is there a shortage of talent? Or are we just hiring wrong?
The hiring process is a hotspot for implicit bias. There are many barriers such as justice involvement, migration backgrounds, disabilities, and language skills that hold people back from the workforce. In this episode, we talk to four companies who have implemented an inclusive or open hiring model to widen their talent pool and give routinely sidelined groups an actual chance to participate in the labour market.
James Bartle is the founder and CEO of B Corp certified denim brand, Outland Denim. They were founded as an avenue for the employment of women have experienced sex trafficking and other backgrounds of injustice.
Eric Vinsonneau is the company director of Clean Collective, a Berlin-based cleaning and home help service which provides respectable employment to those with migration backgrounds.
Joseph Kenner is the president and CEO of Greyston Bakery, a B Corp that hires based on their Open Hiring® staffing model. All of their bakers are hired without background checks, interviews, or resumes.
Monica Barzanti is the head of International Relations at San Patrignano, Europe’s largest drug rehabilitation centre where the residents produce award-winning products to keep the recovery program free for all.
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