Absolute Care and Health, based in Melbourne, posted the ad on indeed on Monday asking for carers who ‘weren’t African or Indian’ to apply. The job advertisement, which sparked uproar within Indian and African communities, has since been removed by the company.
Absolute Care and Health withdrew the advertisement a day after it was published and has apologised.
‘It happened as a result of an extreme failure in our internal processes and we are so very deeply sorry for the offence and distress that our error has caused,’ CEO Barbara Ould said in a statement.
‘It happened as a result of an extreme failure in our internal processes and we are so very deeply sorry for the offence and distress that our error has caused,’ CEO Barbara Ould said in a statement.
‘As soon as we discovered that the advertisement had been posted, we quickly removed it; published an apology on our website; apologised personally to those who had viewed the advert and those who contacted us with their concerns; and, started an investigation as to how it happened.
‘This was human error and we take full responsibility for its impact.
‘We absolutely agree that the language used in the job advertisement is completely unacceptable.’
My View: I personally think it may be just human error. Australia is the multi cultural country and most of people are very friendly here.
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