In my mind there is a lot to be concerned that gov.uk web site can manage to promote a vacancy in Polish without providing U.K Job seekers the option to translate into English.
Surely in this day and age the translation option is there. Other gov.uk translation services are provided using the Big one. Therefore DWP s hould provide this service to U.K English readers
A vacancy for a labourer advertised on a Government website left a young jobseeker confused - because it was written entirely in Polish.
The advert, looking for a workman to take on a job at London's Docklands with rock bottom pay in return, had been posted on the Jobcentre Plus website.
But the Department for Work and Pensions, which operates the site, has taken the advert down after it confirmed that all posts must be in English.
The advert is likely to be in breach of the Equality Act 2010 because it excludes non-Polish speaking applicants and could be considered potential indirect discrimination.
Advert: This post looking for a labourer on the Jobcentre Plus website has been taken down because it was written almost entirely in Polish
Against the rules: The Department for Work and Pensions which runs the Jobcentre Plus site said today that all adverts must be posted in English
WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN? THE JOB VACANCY TRANSLATED
Labourer - Temporary work in construction with the agency Jark.
Need a solid and reliable employee who is very knowledgeable in construction.
Ability to sign a contract for the right person. Working on roofs scraping and demolition of buildings.
Job is located close to public transport. Needed: - Construction Skills Certificate Scheme card, protective boots and yellow vest.
Two references with phone number - ID card / passport or birth certificate, driver's license or a bill for electricity, National Insurance number.
We work with many partners in the industry, every day we get a lot of new orders.
Please contact the agency for Jark (Apply online only) or email.
If you do not talk in Polish, please send an email, do not call.
Apply online at http://www.housebuildingjobvacancies.co.uk/j/jcp/3-127300534/job.html Hours:
It also broke the Department of Work and Pensions' terms and conditions to upload a job vacancy onto its site.
A 64-year-old woman from Dagenham, Essex, said that her grandson had stumbled across the advert while searching for work.
The grandmother, who did not wish to be named, said: 'My grandson was on my computer and saw there was a labourer job going, but he didn't have a clue what it said because it was in Polish.
'A job like that should be open to everyone not just those who can speak Polish.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2274393/Stunned-jobseeker-finds-vacancy-workman-advertised-entirely-POLISH.html#ixzz2K9IuIrNa
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