Yesterday I came across an advert from a nanny agency in which it said:
Mature Lady Required
I contacted the agency and the advert was quickly amended. So well done to the agency concerned for quickly responding to a complaint but should it have happened in the first place?
Anyone can run a nanny agency. No training required. They don't need to know the Non-Broadcast CAP Code, The Equality Act (2010) or any other legislation. They certainly should know about all legislation and codes of conduct that apply to what they are doing but many seem to ignore, forget, or feel they can advertise for whatever the client wants.
Have you come across job listings (adverts) which may breach Equality legislation or advertising standards?
What things have you seen - a specific nationality wanted? A specific gender? Applicants only of certain age, or age range? Wanting someone thin?
Can't say I have seen one specifically saying they want someone White, or Black - that sort of thing would generate complaints. Yet discrimination on grounds of age is something that is happening but do people complain? Should we complain more?
As a nanny entering their 40's I may be considered to be 'mature' but what about those nannies just starting out in their career, if parents only want an older nanny, then what chance to those younger nannies have?