clootie Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 A job centre has been slammed for refusing to display an advert for a 'reliable workers' - because it discriminated against unreliable applicants. Recruitment boss Nicole Mamo, 48, tried to post an advert for a £5.80-an-hour domestic cleaner on her local Jobcentre Plus website. She ended the job offer by saying that any applicants for the post 'must be very reliable and hard-working'. But when Ms Mamo called the Jobcentre Plus in Thetford, Norfolk, the following day she was told that her advert would not be displayed. The world has gone stark raving bonkers!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 A good work ethic is essential, whats the world coming to when that isnt 'normal' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraJ Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 I jst read that out to my DD and she thought i was telling her a joke!!! oh dear!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 the words 'hell' and 'handcart' spring to mind! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 You couldn't make it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docsquid Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 Why does this not surprise me? I remember an equal opps course that I went on at the University where we were trying to write a job advert and in the end we almost couldn't write anything. The job in question required a certain level of academic ability, but we were not allowed to mention it in case it discriminated against people who hadn't had the opportunity to get the required qualification! For a University (research) position! The argument went that some people might not have done well at school because they were poor or from a disadvantaged background, and therefore not have had the opportunity to go to University. Had they done so, they might have acquired the skills and knowledge to do the job, so they shouldn't be discriminated against, in case they had the potential to develop those skills if they'd been given the opportunity. Oh, right! So I could just apply for a job as an airline pilot on the grounds that when I was a kid, women couldn't be pilots, so I never got the chance, but I might be a good one! Crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beauty-Box Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 That is so daft! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddie Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 When we were looking for an apprentice a few years back, not that many, I foolishly rang the job centre, and asked if they could think of anyone suitable on their books "oh no madam, we dont match our clients to jobs" I'm serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 Where will it all end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 Hmm...I've never seen something so ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Too many nooks and crannies of legislation. This country has indeed gone bonkers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
