Advert for 'reliable' worker 'rejected' by Jobcentre

Hitman_Leon · 27 Jan 2010 at 18:08

A Hertfordshire recruitment agency boss says she was told she could not request "reliable and hard-working" applicants.

Devonwood Recruitment boss Nicole Mamo said the Jobcentre Plus in Thetford, Norfolk, told her such an advert could be "offensive" to unreliable people.

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Plain stupid, real mental PC at work.

Phoebs · 27 Jan 2010 at 18:11

lol thats ridiculous

Minstadave · 27 Jan 2010 at 18:11

Was it because they don't have any hard working and reliable applicants registered via Jobcentre?

Dano · 27 Jan 2010 at 18:11

Lazy slackers need jobs too...

Burnsy2023 · 27 Jan 2010 at 18:15

I can only laugh at that.

Minstadave · 27 Jan 2010 at 18:16

sr4470 said:
For a medical student, you make some pretty dim comments, Dave. But then I recall Muslim\unemployed bashing is the norm here...

Qualified almost 2 years ago, now jaded by working with the general public

[TW]Fox · 27 Jan 2010 at 18:16

It is a pretty meaningless phrase though, is it not?

Whats an unreliable waster going to do? 'Oh I wont apply, I'm lazy'?

It's as meaningless as 'First to see will buy!' in car adverts.

Dolph · 27 Jan 2010 at 18:17

That is ludicrous. Unless the law has changed (with Labour you can never quite be sure it has to be said), Unreliable people are not a protected class within employment law...

SlyReaper · 27 Jan 2010 at 18:17

I think the jobcentre person is having a joke. There is no way I can imagine the words "Your advert may be offensive to unreliable people" without sarcasm tags.

Indy500 · 27 Jan 2010 at 18:18

Minstadave said:
Qualified almost 2 years ago, now jaded by working with the general public

My apologies then. I noticed my comment was deleted so let's not carry on this line of conversation.

gillywibble · 27 Jan 2010 at 18:18

lol England

Drizmod · 27 Jan 2010 at 18:18

something tells me theres more to this then just whats reported

Indy500 · 27 Jan 2010 at 18:19

Drizmod said:
something tells me theres more to this then just whats reported

Even JCP employees aren't that bad on the whole. I think it's ludicrous to try and apply this incident to the entire staff or client base.

xJcBx · 27 Jan 2010 at 18:23

Lol @ That.

I can imagen somebody saying that to me on the phone, and all I would be able to do is laugh.

Oh England, you legend

gambitt · 27 Jan 2010 at 18:23

"I'm sorry sir, you can't ask for someone with IT qualifications, it might offend those who don't have them."

Minstadave · 27 Jan 2010 at 18:25

What next, can we stop criminal records checks so we don't discriminate against criminals? Would make my life easier, the forms take ages

scorza · 27 Jan 2010 at 18:25

Dolph said:
That is ludicrous. Unless the law has changed (with Labour you can never quite be sure it has to be said), Unreliable people are not a protected class within employment law...

I don't think it was against the law. Probably there haven't been enough sexist/racist job adverts recently and someone felt the need to justify their continued employment.

ssharp59 · 27 Jan 2010 at 18:26

I really dont see the problem with this..

at least is the goon who gets the job turns out to be UNRELIABLE then they can send him packing due to not fitting the advert.

semi-pro waster · 27 Jan 2010 at 18:42

I'm sure there's something I'm missing about the story, maybe a miscommunication or something as I can't quite believe that that is all there is to this, my mind refuses to accept it.

While it may be "offensive to unreliable people" conversely it's not offering them false hope of getting the job so by my reckoning the two issues cancel each other out therefore I'd say it should have been left as it was.

V4NT0M · 27 Jan 2010 at 18:43