A Government website advertised jobs for naked cleaners in a move one MP has called ‘appalling exploitation’, it emerged last night.
Applicants should bring ‘rubber gloves and a smile’ according to the job listing.
A jobseeker mistakenly clicked on the X-rated Fantasy Cleans advert entitled ‘Flash’, thinking it referred to a cleaning product.
The listing had been posted on Government site Universal Jobmatch, the Daily Mirror reported. For £25-£100 an hour, applicants could become ‘cleaners with a difference’ the advert stated.
The advert was looking for men and women ‘of all sizes’ across West Yorkshire for the naked cleaning service on offer
The advert said it offers a ‘cleaning and ironing service with a cheeky twist’ as it advertised for staff who must be ‘able to hold a good conversation’
The naked cleaners advert made it clear they do not offer sexual services of any kind, although MP Labour’s Naz Shah said it is a ‘normalisation of sex work’
It included a picture of a scantily-clad blonde woman washing the floor with a scrubbing brush and was listed alongside job adverts for the NHS and British Airways. Successful applicants could expect to dress up in ‘outfits of the clients’ choice’ meaning they may be ‘fully clothed, in lingerie, or naked’, the advert said.
Clients may also be naked during 9am-5.30pm slots Monday to Friday and by special appointment during weekends.
The jobseeker, from Yorkshire, notified her MP, Labour’s Naz Shah, who said that because the site is monitored by Jobcenture Plus staff and benefits can be taken from people if they do not use it enough, some might be pressured into this kind of work.
‘It is the normalisation of sex work and exploitation of the vulnerable … my staff were absolutely appalled,’ Miss Shah told the Mirror.
The advert said they are ‘cleaners with a difference’ on the Government jobs site, sparking outrage from an MP and jobseekers
A jobseeker discovered job advert for a nude cleaning company on the universal jobmatch website
The advert reads: ‘Fantasy Cleans want bubbly, chatty and friendly house proud girls and guys … You must be comfortable being naked around people … Must be able to clean and iron to a good standard.’
The website is being replaced in two weeks by a service called Find A Job.
The Department for Work and Pensions said: ‘We have removed the job advert for breaching Jobmatch terms and conditions.’ Fantasy Cleans was unavailable for comment. Its website states that it does not offer sexual services.