Tasmanian pub posts job ad appealing to ‘alcoholics’ and those with ‘police record’

Weldborough hotel, desperate' for staff, is swamped with applicants after unusual advertisement on its Facebook page

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A rural pub in Tasmania has turned its struggle to employ staff into satire - and has found itself bombarded with applicants after posting an unusual job ad.

Weldborough hotel, which is based four hours out of Hobart, posted a job listing on its Facebook page. The job ad called for kitchen and front-of-house staff, and noted that it did not matter if applicants had a police record, drug habit or alcoholic problem as the hotel was desperate".

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