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Previously on "Was it discussed already? ‘Indians-only’ job advert"

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  • northernladuk
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    Originally posted by Pondlife View Post
    Nope, sounds like a supplier who will do what needs to be done to get their client what they want regardless of how ethical it is.
    Totally agreed, Mr Ratner did the same. The comminality is they both admitted their underhand ways in very public gaffs.

    I was just commenting on the fact he doesn't deny what they do and just used a copy/paste excuse is as obvious as ratner admitting his sandwich is more valuable than his gold.

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  • Pondlife
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    Originally posted by northernladuk View Post

    This sounds like a gaff worthy of Mr Ratner and his fallen gold empire.
    Nope, sounds like a supplier who will do what needs to be done to get their client what they want regardless of how ethical it is.

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  • northernladuk
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    ******* pisses me right off this. The twunt mentions it was cut and pasted from somewhere... I mean.. he isnt even denying it is racist, all he is doing is actually admitting they obvisouly work in a discrinatory fashion but tart the words up for the job boards...

    This sounds like a gaff worthy of Mr Ratner and his fallen gold empire.

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  • fullyautomatix
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    The story has "outrage" written all over it due to some DailyMail spice sprinklings.

    However, the main story could be true about the advert having the clause.

    You have to think, this kind of thing must have been going on for years but only just come out in public because of a copy/paste error.

    Indian IT staff from companies like Wipro/Infosys come out here regularly on short term visa and then jump into such companies for any salary, just for that chance to stay in the country longer term.

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  • Paddy
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    Originally posted by The Wikir Man View Post
    They aren't asking for an Indian - merely someone of Indian Origin.

    On the SC form, there are two boxes that need to be ticked - have you lived abroad for more than 12 months? and have you lived outside the UK in the past 5 years? (For CTC I believe that this is 3 years, but may be wrong). If you can't tick those boxes, then getting SC is pretty difficult / nigh-on impossible / impossible.
    Not so, I worked with an Aussie and a Lebanese guy. Both of them had been in the UK for less than a month. Their SC came through quicker than mine because there was no mechanism to check all of their history.

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  • shaunbhoy
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    Bear in mind this is a Daily Mail story, so likely to have the worst possible spin attached.

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  • The Wikir Man
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    I like the way that the worst rated comment on the news "story" says:

    Well, if the successful applicant is going to required to work in India or with mostly Indians then it makes sense to employ someone familiar with the customs and and language, etc. I don't see how this advert for a job could be defined as 'racism.' Or is anything that refers to race now effectively racism.?
    current score -152!

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  • The Wikir Man
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    Originally posted by wurzel View Post
    I seem to recall being told by an agent once that I wouldn't be able to get SC because I'd spent so much time working abroad in the previous 5 years. Seems a little odd that an Indian would be eligible.
    They aren't asking for an Indian - merely someone of Indian Origin.

    On the SC form, there are two boxes that need to be ticked - have you lived abroad for more than 12 months? and have you lived outside the UK in the past 5 years? (For CTC I believe that this is 3 years, but may be wrong). If you can't tick those boxes, then getting SC is pretty difficult / nigh-on impossible / impossible.

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  • wurzel
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    I seem to recall being told by an agent once that I wouldn't be able to get SC because I'd spent so much time working abroad in the previous 5 years. Seems a little odd that an Indian would be eligible.

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  • TheBigYinJames
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    Originally posted by BoltonLad View Post
    Looking at the rate.... With SC clearance... No need to mention.. they will get what they want....
    I'm always surprised how easy it is for non-nationals to get SC clearance.
    A case of cheap wins, I suppose.

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  • BoltonLad
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    Looking at the rate.... With SC clearance... No need to mention.. they will get what they want....

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  • The Wikir Man
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    I'm more frustrated by the fact that a permie job is demanding that the applicant must already be security cleared.

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  • Was it discussed already? ‘Indians-only’ job advert

    Though it is not advertised as ‘Indians-only’.. Preferably of Indian origin...


    It stated: 'Minimum six years of experience in IT . . . The person should be a UK citizen with security clearance from the UK Government. Preferably of Indian origin

    Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz0iWJDbWIm
    Last edited by BoltonLad; 18 March 2010, 21:07.

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