Readiness of business establishment in employing ex- convicts

Abstract

The main purpose of the study was to determine the level of readiness of business establishment in employing ex-convicts. The 310 respondents of the study were determined using random sampling. It was done by randomly selecting respondents in the following business establishment: Bank or financial institution, restaurant or fast food chain, store, pharmacy and hardware., school, hospital, and hotel. The researchers used the descriptive survey method, the data gathered were analyzed through the use of the arithmetic mean, t-test and ANOVA. The result showed that the level of readiness of business was not in favor of employing ex-convicts. Moreover, the result also showed that there was a significant difference in the readiness of business establishment in employing ex-convicts when grouped by gender and type of sector.

Keywords: Business Establishment, Ex-Convicts, Davao City