Sex chain in court over JobCentre ban

by Personnel Today 16 May 2003

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Ann Summers, the sex toys and lingerie chain, is in the High Court today fighting a ban which stops the company advertising for staff in JobCentres.

Chief executive Jacqueline Gold said the company is a reputable retailer, not a smutty sex shop.

The Evening Standard reports that Gold recently said: "You can buy vibrators in Selfridges and they are allowed to advertise in JobCentres. The whole thing is a farce."

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