7,501 euros. This is the amount of the fine that will have to pay a head ofbusiness from Barcelona (Spain) found guilty of ” discrimination at hiring “. The manager has published a job offer in which he explains that he is looking for a “woman over 40”. An ad considered “discriminatory” by the labor inspectorate, reports The Midi Dispatch.
“I have no intention of discriminating once morest anyone. In fact, I wanted to offer an opportunity to a group of people for whom it is difficult to find work these days, “said the businessman in the columns of the Guardian. He also explained that one of his employees was retiring and that he was therefore looking for a woman with the same profile to replace her.
But the job offer did not please the labor inspectorate who quickly warned the company manager. The latter immediately deleted the ad from its website. He was still sentenced to pay more than 7,000 euros in fines, or 4,500 euros if he pays within 30 days. A blow to the manager. “I was hoping for a crowd of people to line up at my door. But instead, I ended up with a fine which is a lot of money for a small business,” he lamented.
