{"id":32282,"date":"2014-11-20T15:30:18","date_gmt":"2014-11-20T07:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=32282"},"modified":"2014-11-20T13:56:19","modified_gmt":"2014-11-20T05:56:19","slug":"yukon-pizzeria-faces-heat-over-male-in-the-kitchen-social-media-posting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/11\/20\/yukon-pizzeria-faces-heat-over-male-in-the-kitchen-social-media-posting\/","title":{"rendered":"Yukon pizzeria faces heat over \u2018male in the kitchen\u2019 social media posting"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pizza from Tony’s Pizza. Daniel Zemans<\/a> \/ Flickr.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

WHITEHORSE\u2014The owners of a Yukon pizzeria are facing more than a little bit of heat outside of their kitchen over an employment posting on social media.<\/p>\n

The posting on Tony\u2019s Pizza Facebook page\u2014which has since been taken down\u2014originally stated that it was looking for a pizza chef at its Whitehorse restaurant.<\/p>\n

But when a woman posted her own response that she had already applied, the restaurant replied: \u201cI would prefer to have a male in the kitchen, less distraction for the other male employees.\u201d<\/p>\n

The statement generated several Facebook posts, prompting an apology from the restaurant\u2019s owners.<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes people do or say things that hurt or offend other people,\u201d stated the post from Tony\u2019s Pizza. \u201cIt happens to everyone. I sincerely apologize for my actions. I have endeavoured to rectify this situation to the best of my ability.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tony\u2019s co-owner Kathleen Lundgaard said in an interview that if she could take it back she would.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople who know us know we\u2019re not like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

She said the posting was an \u201cisolated\u201d thing.<\/p>\n

But local resident Blake Lepine said the incident in his view was a clear case of discrimination, and he took it to the Yukon Human Rights Commission.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt needs to be addressed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Commission spokeswoman Heather MacFadgen said she can\u2019t speak specifically about the issue because complaints are treated as confidential until they\u2019ve been dealt with or go to the board of adjudication for a decision.<\/p>\n

But she said under current legislation complaints must come from the person who believes they were discriminated against.<\/p>\n

When asked about suggestions on social media that there should be a boycott of the restaurant, Lundgaard said customers have the choice to go elsewhere.<\/p>\n

But she also noted that she hoped that one comment on social media wouldn\u2019t tarnish the 13 years her family has spent building the business and its reputation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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