... I had no idea it was illegal...
Unbelievable! How can you possibly offer support and protection to the Women that employ you if you dont have the first clue that what you do is illegal?
Can I also add - ignorance is no defence in the eyes of the law so claiming you were clueless wont stop them prosecuting you...
R
Hi Rooby
I understand your shocked however Let me clarify a few things, I was a working girl for a while and only decided to open an agency of my own end of last year as I have worked for many agencies , some thinly disguised as brothels and in most cases have all been run by men. I thought as a woman, I would do things differently where the girls matter and get all the support as a female run agency
In regards to the original advert I posted, I perhaps made a mistake in wording my original request for a call handler as I was looking for people who had experience working as a receptionist handling booking for the WG
I have had no intention at any point and my original post also reflects this to incite anyone into the trade. All I was looking for was a receptionist with experience in booking and looking after the website as all my hours every day is spent working on the site, if that is illegal there should be a lot of agency receptionists and webmasters/mistresses behind bars
I've had a look at the relevant legislation provided by Little Miss Misanthropy http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/42/section/52 which I have taken the liberty to copy
"Causing or inciting prostitution for gain
[F2(1)A person commits an offence if?
(a)he intentionally causes or incites another person to become a prostitute in any part of the world, and
(b)he does so for or in the expectation of gain for himself or a third person.
(2)A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable?
(a)on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory
maximum or both;
(b)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years"
I cannot see how my advert has caused or incited any person to become a prostitute as I was looking for someone to take bookings and not actually go out "inciting" prostitution.
However if you believe that I am wrong please don't hesitate to let me know but I would appreciate some constructive feed back
Has no idea how the law works or just simply doesn't give a toss, not only that but wanting to pay commision only how does that work regarding managing the website?? pure greed. Wants to have someone managing the hard work for them while they sit back and take money off the girls for doing next to nothing.
Hi Jan10
I care about all the people who work with our agency and I do give a toss, perhaps you know how difficult it can be to run a website, update it on a weekly basis, pay the SEO guys out of your own pocket so that your site remains competitive whilst also linking your site to all the individual profiles for each individual directory, classified and review sites and that's on top of taking calls for bookings which is why I was looking for a receptionist.
I believe other businesses and agencies have receptionists/webmasters who handle bookings on a commission basis specially in this downturn
If you believe I'm greedy that is entirely your opinion however I will let you know now that I'm looking at closing down the agency because I can't afford to run it anymore as I'm paying for all advertising, marketing and SEO out of my own pocket
Hi Guys
Thanks for the feedback specially as I had no idea it was illegal, all I wanted was a receptionist/webmaster who could handle the incoming calls for us and also manage our site with updating blogs and area profiles....seven years sounds very scary
Annabellah from your other posts it seems like your renting our your flat to other Escorts to use for work - I *hope* you know that that's illegal too? You could be done for running a brother if it's your name on the lease. Sorry if I'm pointing out something you already know, but as well as fines and court appearances, I'm pretty sure that the police can seize a large sum from you under POCA.
Take care, there's no such thing as quick easy money.
Hi
Thanks for pointing that out however I am well aware of the legislation and that is not the case for this flat.
I'm not in it to make quick money otherwise I would not have made such huge losses going into the agency business
I appreciate all your comments and I hope that I can contribute to this site in the coming months as the forums have been very informative and immensely helpful