BagOfCrisps 24 Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Too good to get lost in the "important news" thread Quote: When it comes to hiring staff, there are plenty of legal pitfalls employers need to watch out for these days. So recruitment agency boss Nicole Mamo was especially careful to ensure her advert for hospital workers did not offend on grounds of race, age or sexual orientation. However, she hadn't reckoned on discriminating against a wholly different section of the community - the completely useless. When she ran the ad past a job centre, she was told she couldn't ask for 'reliable' and 'hard-working' applicants because it could be offensive to unreliable people. .... Mrs Mamo, a divorced mother of two, added: 'I had to battle to have "must speak English", which they also said was discriminatory. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Just mad. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 That sounds like something off Monty Python! Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 THAT is ABSURD! Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 So now we have to advertise for useless as well as useful people all in one ad, what are things coming to. Never heard such rubbish! Link to post Share on other sites
Ringland 0 Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Ok....heeere we go........Luvvly Jubbly. Reliable staff.....dead easy......NO STEAL,..all good. Not Good Staff. Hey.Steal.....you go swim with fishes. All Cruising Hugh Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 don't hire from the job centre. what do you think you'll get? Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted January 29, 2010 Author Share Posted January 29, 2010 Just mad isn't it. Can't do anything these days. Link to post Share on other sites
foreversnow 5 Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Mr Snowhunter needed a male cleaner and was not allowed to put in the advert Male Cleaner required as it discriminated against female workers. It may have done but a male cleaner was required as they have to clean the male toilets and the male change rooms!! He still was not allowed to state Male cleaner he had to state cleaner required. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 old ladies clean the male toilets and onsens in Japan. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 The Job centre is about as useful as a chocolate teapot. The only time I had to sign on for unemployment benefits was a complete nightmare. I only claimed for 1 month so only went twice but that was enough. 1st time... Job Centre guy: Hmm...you've been to Japan eh? Me: Yeah JCG: Whats that like? Me: errr....pretty good (confused look on my face) JCG: Tell you why I ask, I'm planning on taking early retirement and my idea was to move to Japan (WTF??) or buy a speedboat and live in the south of France.....you ever been to the South of France? Me: errrm....no JCG: (looks around conspiratorily) actually here, have a look at this boat (shows me a picture on the Job Centre computer)....do you know anything about boats? what do you think? Me: Look mate, not to be rude but I just want to sign the form, get my 80 quid and bugger off ASAP Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 Quote: The Job centre is about as useful as a chocolate teapot Good for some choccy goodness though. Link to post Share on other sites
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