'No Haitians': nursing job ad's race-based criteria sparks outrage

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

'No Haitians': nursing job ad's race-based criteria sparks outrage

Associated Press in New York
Monday 19 October 2015 21.25 BST

An advertisement for a nursing position has created a storm of outrage over one of its job criteria: no Haitians.

The ad, in the 15 October print New City edition of the weekly Pennysaver, said Interim Healthcare Inc was looking for a female nurse for a job in West Haverstraw, in Rockland County. It said: “Laid back nurse, no Haitians” and required that candidates also have state certifications.

Interim, an in-home nursing provider, issued a statement from its president, Kathleen McNally, on its Facebook page and website, saying the ad is “totally unacceptable and is offensive to us”. She said a review would be conducted to look at what happened and make sure that it didn’t happen again.

“Please accept our sincere apology. In particular, we apologize to the entire Haitian community,” McNally said.

The Pennysaver Group said Monday that the ad was published by mistake and without “proper editing protocol” and has since been removed.

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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/oct/19/nursing-job-ad-no-haitians-racism-new-york

[Warpy]

1. I would have expected that in Florida, where prejudice against Haitians is deep and right out in the

open but not in close proximity to NYC.

FWIW, if the Haitians I've worked with are any indication, the place would be very lucky to hire one.

[Tipperary]

4. I expected it to be Florida as well.

This surprises me, though really nothing should anymore.

[madville]

6. I was expecting the Dominican Republic

Probably an editing mistake. It would interesting if it was auto-corrected to that.

[shenmue]

2. I worked for Interim years back

They didn't say anything like that, but who knows what could be going on behind the scenes.

In any event, disgusting and stupid. I hope a lot of people get fired.

[HeiressofBickworth]

3. Since the job advertised was specific (not a general cattle-call)

the ad may have reflected the requirements stated by the client. In any event, they should not have run the ad and if the client objected, fire the client.

[Heeeeers Johnny]

5. I'm guessing it was someone at Pennysaver, and not Interim

that was responsible.

Last day on the job... was leaving anyways... etc.