'Quirky' bookshop ad wanting native English speakers may be unlawful
A job advertisement for a Dunedin bookstore asking for applicants with English as a first language has been criticised because it implies the business only wants Kiwi staff.
While the ad reads as quirky and playful in parts – "expertise in small talk, drinking coffee, nodding wisely and going to the shop for milk essential" – it borders on discrimination by stating that English must be a first language, employment lawyer Ros Webby says.
Poll: Would you rather: Christmas in summer forever or winter forever?
Just a bit of a fun poll to get you thinking.
If you had to live out your Christmas days, would you prefer it was a summer Christmas or a winter Christmas?
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63.3% Summer
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35.4% Winter
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1.3% Other - I'll share below
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