Stories

We have published a number of stories from Antipoverty Centre surveys, the Australian Unemployed Workers’ Union review app, news media and other sources on this site and will be adding to these over time to create an archive of material demonstrating the harms caused by “mutual” obligations and employment services providersCompliance with “mutual” obligations is enforced by outsourced employment se....

APM review, anonymous, 20 June 2023

I specifically recall being called an “arrogant prick” for asserting my rights.

Staff review: High pressure to cut off income

Hifg pressure to cut off income.

APM Manager tells job seeker to ride 5 hours to appointment

A Tasmanian jobseeker says he was told to ride a bike 5 hours away to…

Only interested in keeping me on their books

It’s almost like the system is designed to keep people on or just above poverty…

Staff review: Definitely don’t care about clients

Management are rude and unprofessional.

‘Where is their obligation to us?’ Unemployed workers protest the Albanese government’s new welfare obligations

1 June 2022, Crikey, Cam Wilson. Access the full article here. For unemployed workers who…

Konekt charge taxpayers $216 for a 10 minute phone call

APM signed me up for motivational and physiological monitoring.
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APM Manager tells job seeker to ride 5 hours to appointment

A Tasmanian jobseeker says he was told to ride a bike 5 hours away to complete Work for the DoleWork for the Dole is a program that applies to people in the mainstream Workforc....
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Staff review: Thrown in the deep end

Business focus on KPI’s to get people jobs that they can’t even do.
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