Sex Shop Chain Wins Fight Over Job Ads - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Double D · 06-19-2003, 02:29 PM

Wow! I didn't know Brits were so...progressive!
Sex toys for the masses. Yea!
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Thu June 19, 2003 09:55 AM ET

LONDON (Reuters) - Sex shop chain Ann Summers, which brought sex toys and saucy lingerie to the masses, won a legal battle on Wednesday when a judge ruled that government job centers must post its help-wanted ads.
They had refused to publicize the company's vacancies because of a government policy barring businesses associated with the sex industry from advertising with state employment centers.

"I think this is a fantastic victory both for Ann Summers and for common sense," the chain's chief executive Jacqueline Gold said afterwards.

A High Court judge ruled that the ban was unlawful, saying that the employment exchanges of Jobcenter Plus had lost sight of their primary purpose of helping people find work.

"It (Jobcenter Plus) paid insufficient regard to its legal obligation to assist employers to find vacancies," Justice Newman ruled.

Ann Summers has become well known in Britain with 82 stores around the country selling raunchy clothes and sex toys with provocative names like "Rampant Rabbit," "Nipple Ripples" and "Jiggle Balls."

In defending its ban, Jobcenter Plus said that advertising Ann Summers vacancies could cause embarrassment to job seekers.

But the chain countered that many other clothing and department stores in Britain also sold lingerie, vibrators and novelty sex items and were not considered to be part of the sex industry.

YourNeverThere · 06-19-2003, 04:44 PM

thats great! im impressed

gov135 · 06-19-2003, 04:58 PM

Thanks! Now I know where to go to get that "Nipple Ripple" I've been trying so desperately to find.

juanvaldes · 06-19-2003, 05:12 PM

Score one for common sense!

The_Dude · 06-19-2003, 06:36 PM

justice prevails

Bill O'Rights · 06-20-2003, 05:49 AM

Hey, when you're outta work, broke and hungry...a job's a job. I'd sell a dildo or two in order to make the mortgage.

Gortexfogg · 06-20-2003, 06:22 AM

There's some guy in London right now, who's looking through the help wanted ads and just found his dream job.

eyeseepeedude · 06-20-2003, 06:23 AM

I'd like to apply for that one myself.

Troublebot · 06-20-2003, 06:29 AM

Man, I'm moving to England.

06-19-2003, 02:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
Double D Junkie Location: Chicagoland	Sex Shop Chain Wins Fight Over Job Ads Wow! I didn't know Brits were so...progressive! Sex toys for the masses. Yea! ----------------------------------------- Thu June 19, 2003 09:55 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Sex shop chain Ann Summers, which brought sex toys and saucy lingerie to the masses, won a legal battle on Wednesday when a judge ruled that government job centers must post its help-wanted ads. They had refused to publicize the company's vacancies because of a government policy barring businesses associated with the sex industry from advertising with state employment centers. "I think this is a fantastic victory both for Ann Summers and for common sense," the chain's chief executive Jacqueline Gold said afterwards. A High Court judge ruled that the ban was unlawful, saying that the employment exchanges of Jobcenter Plus had lost sight of their primary purpose of helping people find work. "It (Jobcenter Plus) paid insufficient regard to its legal obligation to assist employers to find vacancies," Justice Newman ruled. Ann Summers has become well known in Britain with 82 stores around the country selling raunchy clothes and sex toys with provocative names like "Rampant Rabbit," "Nipple Ripples" and "Jiggle Balls." In defending its ban, Jobcenter Plus said that advertising Ann Summers vacancies could cause embarrassment to job seekers. But the chain countered that many other clothing and department stores in Britain also sold lingerie, vibrators and novelty sex items and were not considered to be part of the sex industry.

06-19-2003, 04:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
YourNeverThere Practical Anarchist Location: Yesterday i woke up stuck in hollywood	thats great! im impressed __________________ The Above post is a direct quote from Shakespeare

06-19-2003, 06:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
The_Dude The GrandDaddy of them all! Location: Austin, TX	justice prevails __________________ "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." - Darrel K Royal

06-20-2003, 05:49 AM	#6 (permalink)
Bill O'Rights will always be an Alyson Hanniganite Location: In the dust of the archives	Hey, when you're outta work, broke and hungry...a job's a job. I'd sell a dildo or two in order to make the mortgage. __________________ "I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires." - Susan B. Anthony "Hedonism with rules isn't hedonism at all, it's the Republican party." - JumpinJesus It is indisputable that true beauty lies within...but a nice rack sure doesn't hurt.

06-20-2003, 06:23 AM	#8 (permalink)
eyeseepeedude Sir Location: Colorado Springs, CO	I'd like to apply for that one myself. __________________ If you like what you see, donate to the TFP

06-19-2003, 04:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
gov135 Junkie Location: Midwest	Thanks! Now I know where to go to get that "Nipple Ripple" I've been trying so desperately to find.

06-19-2003, 05:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
juanvaldes Banned Location: shittown, CA	Score one for common sense!

06-20-2003, 06:22 AM	#7 (permalink)
Gortexfogg I and I Location: Stillwater, OK	There's some guy in London right now, who's looking through the help wanted ads and just found his dream job.

06-20-2003, 06:29 AM	#9 (permalink)
Troublebot Intently Rocking Location: Davey's	Man, I'm moving to England. __________________ Howard Moon: The wind is my only friend. Wind: [whistling] I hate you.