It can be in very specific work environments, but I doubt a juice bar would count as one of those.
AntiqueFigure6 on
Potentially- needs additional context.
caffeine_withdrawal on
Nope.
You can only specify gender if it’s a specific requirement of the role, like looking for a female support worker or something.
Otaraka on
It would need an exemption to be valid. It might be somewhere else but the odds are not great.
garrybarrygangater on
Translate says
We are hiring. Join our friendly team. Girls only. Apply now.
A bit discriminatory , it’s a problem because it’s explicit and not hidden like usual.
We all seen that there are areas where it’s single sex enviroment either by design or coincidence but mainly design .
heisdeadjim_au on
It just repeats the “girls only” thing in the Arabic script. Well, that’s what Google Lens told me.
As such not legal.
TunaSafeDolphinMeat on
My understanding is that there is an allowance by the Australian Human Rights Commission in regards to privacy and decency that may allow for this but could be great area. As an example, if the juice bar is very tight spaced and staffed by Muslim women who could be very uncomfortable with a man being pressed against them due to the work environment, it may be fair that this would go against their views of privacy and decency in their workplace.
ZenKB on
I wonder if it’s an all female team and culturally they aren’t meant to work with other men?
That would be better than if it was just one creepy dude who wanted to work with chicks.
Likely both illegal, but who really cares?
xRicharizard on
I’ve seen Japanese restaurants advertising for Japanese/Asian staff only.
speccyyarp on
Honestly I’d rather if all employers were upfront with thier biases, it would save job seekers the effort.
skylahound on
I was discriminated against once when I applied as a fitter……at Bras and things.
Exotic-Ad8978 on
Not for a juice bar its not.
No-Candy5493 on
Unless your oranges somehow require a Y chromosome to squeeze or your blenders only respond to estrogen, you’re not hiring for a “gender”, you’re hiring for someone to make juice and handle customers. Straight up illegal.
Hiring decisions must be based on skills, experience, and ability to do the job. The Sex discrimination act of 1984 was created for nothing, a fkin juice shop doesn’t qualify for an exemption. I’d say report to fair works.
Jealous-Hedgehog-734 on
Probably not.
Dry-Ad-1385 on
Everybody saying the reason could be all female staff or cultural reason, you a forgetting one possible explanation………the boss could just be a creepy bastard, I’ve noticed low income jobs staffed predominantly by woman usually breed sexual predators as managers.
Hornberger_ on
The secret is to not put your illegal discrimination in writing, and instead just hire a person belonging to your preferred demographic
Full_glass3334 on
You can google it quite easily and see it’s a run of the mill juice bar in logan on the outside of a shopping centre and beside the road. Interestingly enough there is a dude at the counter in most of the pics. So it seems like a combination of a of crappy culture mixed in with a run of the mill bias that women are more appealing for customers.
RecognitionMediocre6 on
In Australia, this is illegal.
Under federal and state anti discrimination laws, employers can’t advertise a job as being for one gender only and they can’t refuse to hire someone just because of their sex.
There are a few exceptions ie if it’s a women’s refuge, or a role involving intimate personal care where being female is genuinely necessary for privacy or safety reasons. But for a normal retail job (like a juice shop), that wouldn’t normally qualify – advertising for female only is illegal.
Sartorialalmond on
Bizarre to advertise it. They can just break the law quietly rather than advertise they are going to.
Artistic_Buffalo_715 on
Bet it’s some 50-something year old creep running the joint too
Geopoliticsandbongs on
No. That’s straight up discrimination. They are idiots for thinking they can advertise that.
allyerbase on
Not legal and stupid of the owner to not know that and how the requirements are very easily worked around.
mvcthecoder on
The text is in Farsi and given I lived in Iran for about 30 years, I think the dude who is in charge of hiring (probably the business owner) carried his mentality and how it works in Iran to Australia thinking he can do it here as well. Bloody hell 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
Geopoliticsandbongs on
On google reviews, you can see it’s owned by a man…. So apparently he is saying he’s the only man he wants there!!! lol, how is this legal?
DuskHourStudio on
Depends on the industry.
For what seems to be a juice bar though? Very fucking illegal and to post it on a poster like that is down-right stupid.
Latter_Surround_1837 on
Yes. There’s several female only roles even in the government – for example some rape advocates. A woman who has been raped by a man is less likely to want to open up and talk to a man about it.
QueerFlamingo on
It is very unlikely that they would have received approval to recruit for female only staff for a juice bar.
Reasonable_Air3580 on
Is that Persian?
ExcitedKayak on
I remember when my local Boost had this policy. It was like over 15 years ago. They didn’t display it but I once asked if they’d take my resume and they told me they only hire women.
NothingTooSeriousM8 on
Is it legal? No
Will anything be done about it? Also no.
FlashFox24 on
No. Even the painters “women at work” who were specifically out to create a safe space for women in trade were taken to court by a man who wasn’t given an interview for being a man and discriminated against.
I don’t know if they settled or tried to fight, but there is precedence for workplaces whose specific goal is to uplift minorities. An indigenous counseling service won, due to their counselors should be indigenous in order to best help young indigenous people, and make a space that is comfortable for the patrons.
In these cases I believe it’s warranted.
derpyfox on
They are saying the quiet part out loud.
LaMacNeo on
Given the ad is with Arabic script, this may be for a women only place and may have a religious exempt. Can’t tell with out full info.
Pho_tastic_8216 on
They’re known as “identified” roles, no different to those reserved for Indigenous folk etc.
A juice bar is pushing it a bit though.
ReplacementLeast2519 on
It’s ironic that they write women only in Arabic
LestWeForgive on
We need our staff to be migrants, so vulnerable, and also young women, so double vulnerable, maybe even desperate. We don’t want the inconvenience associated with people who know what their workplace rights are.
Jajaloo on
Absolutely not. But nothing to stop them from accepting applications from everyone and only selectively choosing female applicants to interview.
Point is, if someone wants to be a dick, they will find a way. Choose your battles, protect your peace and vote with your wallet.
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It can be in very specific work environments, but I doubt a juice bar would count as one of those.
Potentially- needs additional context.
Nope.
You can only specify gender if it’s a specific requirement of the role, like looking for a female support worker or something.
It would need an exemption to be valid. It might be somewhere else but the odds are not great.
Translate says
We are hiring. Join our friendly team. Girls only. Apply now.
A bit discriminatory , it’s a problem because it’s explicit and not hidden like usual.
We all seen that there are areas where it’s single sex enviroment either by design or coincidence but mainly design .
It just repeats the “girls only” thing in the Arabic script. Well, that’s what Google Lens told me.
As such not legal.
My understanding is that there is an allowance by the Australian Human Rights Commission in regards to privacy and decency that may allow for this but could be great area. As an example, if the juice bar is very tight spaced and staffed by Muslim women who could be very uncomfortable with a man being pressed against them due to the work environment, it may be fair that this would go against their views of privacy and decency in their workplace.
I wonder if it’s an all female team and culturally they aren’t meant to work with other men?
That would be better than if it was just one creepy dude who wanted to work with chicks.
Likely both illegal, but who really cares?
I’ve seen Japanese restaurants advertising for Japanese/Asian staff only.
Honestly I’d rather if all employers were upfront with thier biases, it would save job seekers the effort.
I was discriminated against once when I applied as a fitter……at Bras and things.
Not for a juice bar its not.
Unless your oranges somehow require a Y chromosome to squeeze or your blenders only respond to estrogen, you’re not hiring for a “gender”, you’re hiring for someone to make juice and handle customers. Straight up illegal.
Hiring decisions must be based on skills, experience, and ability to do the job. The Sex discrimination act of 1984 was created for nothing, a fkin juice shop doesn’t qualify for an exemption. I’d say report to fair works.
Probably not.
Everybody saying the reason could be all female staff or cultural reason, you a forgetting one possible explanation………the boss could just be a creepy bastard, I’ve noticed low income jobs staffed predominantly by woman usually breed sexual predators as managers.
The secret is to not put your illegal discrimination in writing, and instead just hire a person belonging to your preferred demographic
You can google it quite easily and see it’s a run of the mill juice bar in logan on the outside of a shopping centre and beside the road. Interestingly enough there is a dude at the counter in most of the pics. So it seems like a combination of a of crappy culture mixed in with a run of the mill bias that women are more appealing for customers.
In Australia, this is illegal.
Under federal and state anti discrimination laws, employers can’t advertise a job as being for one gender only and they can’t refuse to hire someone just because of their sex.
There are a few exceptions ie if it’s a women’s refuge, or a role involving intimate personal care where being female is genuinely necessary for privacy or safety reasons. But for a normal retail job (like a juice shop), that wouldn’t normally qualify – advertising for female only is illegal.
Bizarre to advertise it. They can just break the law quietly rather than advertise they are going to.
Bet it’s some 50-something year old creep running the joint too
No. That’s straight up discrimination. They are idiots for thinking they can advertise that.
Not legal and stupid of the owner to not know that and how the requirements are very easily worked around.
The text is in Farsi and given I lived in Iran for about 30 years, I think the dude who is in charge of hiring (probably the business owner) carried his mentality and how it works in Iran to Australia thinking he can do it here as well. Bloody hell 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
On google reviews, you can see it’s owned by a man…. So apparently he is saying he’s the only man he wants there!!! lol, how is this legal?
Depends on the industry.
For what seems to be a juice bar though? Very fucking illegal and to post it on a poster like that is down-right stupid.
Yes. There’s several female only roles even in the government – for example some rape advocates. A woman who has been raped by a man is less likely to want to open up and talk to a man about it.
It is very unlikely that they would have received approval to recruit for female only staff for a juice bar.
Is that Persian?
I remember when my local Boost had this policy. It was like over 15 years ago. They didn’t display it but I once asked if they’d take my resume and they told me they only hire women.
Is it legal? No
Will anything be done about it? Also no.
No. Even the painters “women at work” who were specifically out to create a safe space for women in trade were taken to court by a man who wasn’t given an interview for being a man and discriminated against.
I don’t know if they settled or tried to fight, but there is precedence for workplaces whose specific goal is to uplift minorities. An indigenous counseling service won, due to their counselors should be indigenous in order to best help young indigenous people, and make a space that is comfortable for the patrons.
In these cases I believe it’s warranted.
They are saying the quiet part out loud.
Given the ad is with Arabic script, this may be for a women only place and may have a religious exempt. Can’t tell with out full info.
They’re known as “identified” roles, no different to those reserved for Indigenous folk etc.
A juice bar is pushing it a bit though.
It’s ironic that they write women only in Arabic
We need our staff to be migrants, so vulnerable, and also young women, so double vulnerable, maybe even desperate. We don’t want the inconvenience associated with people who know what their workplace rights are.
Absolutely not. But nothing to stop them from accepting applications from everyone and only selectively choosing female applicants to interview.
Point is, if someone wants to be a dick, they will find a way. Choose your battles, protect your peace and vote with your wallet.