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'Longshoremen wanted, priority to men'

2022-05-04T07:37:28.152Z


"No discrimination, male strength is needed", explains the staff (ANSA) In Terni, the job advertisement appeared outside the Burger King city, looking for new employees for the business, opened a few years ago at the Cospea shopping center, had the inevitable effect of raising the controversy and sparking debate. Village. "If you are interested in joining our staff, leave your CV inside the restaurant. At the moment we give priority to male staff" the text of the noti


In Terni, the job advertisement appeared outside the Burger King city, looking for new employees for the business, opened a few years ago at the Cospea shopping center, had the inevitable effect of raising the controversy and sparking debate. Village.

"If you are interested in joining our staff, leave your CV inside the restaurant. At the moment we give priority to male staff" the text of the notice written on an A4 sheet.

An explicit gender reference - later removed today - that was not liked by aspiring candidates and customers of the restaurant, some of whom reported their disappointment to the staff, considering the message discriminatory.

"Some people have pointed this out to us and we realized that it could be misinterpreted, but on our part there was no intention in this sense. In fact, we need some males to unload the goods" he explained to the ANSA - questioned on this point before the disputed cartel was changed - one of the fast food managers.

Where the majority of the workforce is actually female, given that, at the moment, 13 women (four managers and nine other female employees) are employed, in addition to only three men, one of whom has decided to leave the post of work soon.

"So now we are looking for at least two or three other men - continued the manager -, because we need male strength. The unloading work is heavy and there is a physical difference.

last time I had to get help from another employee because I couldn't do it on my own.

We offer a trial month with an on-call contract, for about twenty hours per month ". During the period in which the sign was posted, no curriculum vitae of the many female candidates was rejected, the staff assure, so much so that" two of these they have recently been hired. "As for the men, at the moment on only five curricula submitted by the same number of them, three candidates have then presented themselves for the interview. The research, therefore, continues in any case.

During the period in which the sign was posted, no curriculum vitae of the many female candidates was refused, the staff assure, so much so that "two of these have recently been hired".

As for the men, at the moment on only five curricula presented by as many of them, three candidates then presented themselves for the interview.

The research, therefore, continues in any case.

During the period in which the sign was posted, no curriculum vitae of the many female candidates was refused, the staff assure, so much so that "two of these have recently been hired".

As for the men, at the moment on only five curricula presented by as many of them, three candidates then presented themselves for the interview.

The research, therefore, continues in any case.

Source: ansa

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