UK nightclub sparks outrage after telling a jobseeker they needed ‘less Afro Caribbean staff’

A NIGHTCLUB has sparked outrage after telling a job seeking black woman on Facebook that they needed ‘less Afro-Caribbean staff’.

Nightclub’s shocking racist reply

A NIGHTCLUB has sparked outrage after telling a jobseeking black woman on Facebook that they needed “need less Afro-Caribbean staff”.

The venue called ‘Bambu’ has since apologised to job applicant Leeta Lee, after an outpouring of anger on social media.

The young woman approached the club asking if there was any work.

“Hey, I was just wondering if you have any part-time jobs available?” she wrote on the Birmingham club’s Facebook page.

Shortly after, she got this response.

“Yes but we need less Afro Caribbean staff. Many thanks.”

CREDIT: Facebook The message sent from Bambu's Facebook account. A black student has accused a nightclub of racism after she enquired for a job only to be told they needed "less Afro Caribbean staff." See NTI story NTIRACIST. Oleta Lee, 24, was left gobsmacked after she received the response which told her they would rule out her application based on her colour. The university student had asked about the possibility of getting a bar job at the popular Bambu Nightclub, in Birmingham, on Monday. She sent a message to the nightclub on their Facebook page saying: "Hey, I was just wondering if you have any part-time jobs available?î But she later received a response from the venue, which is a popular celebrity hangout, telling her: ìYes but we need less Afro Caribbean staff. Many thanks.î

A number of people spotted the racial slur and reported it to local media.

In a statement given to The Birmingham Mail, the club said: “First and foremost we’d like to apologise to Leeta Lee for the very inappropriate reply she received to a vacancy request.

“Unfortunately we were not able to apply these before a former employee managed to access our account.

“Many thanks to the Facebook operating team today for assisting with our dilemma and for helping to rectify swiftly.”

“We at Bambu are sincerely apologetic and extremely disappointed by today’s incident.”