Media spotlight on employment services
We are collecting examples of job agency abuse and related news media. If you have a story to add, please send it to us here.
Forced to drive 120km to meet job agency
24 July 2022, Guardian Australia, Luke Henriques-Gomes. Access the full article here. Australian Unemployed Workers’…
“Job agent” caught blaming a job seeker for unemployment
23 February 2022, SBS News, Eden Gillespie. Access the full article here. WISE Employment and…
Department folds, gives job agencies millions in contracts for bullshit courses
27 July 2022, Guardian Australia, Luke Henriques-Gomes. Access the full article here. Department of employment…
Social Services data shows 50% of jobseekers can’t work full-time
19 September 2022, Guardian Australia, Luke Henriques-Gomes. Access the full article here. Latest Department of…
‘It isn’t working’: the government’s Workforce Australia launch derailed by outages and errors
5 July 2022, Crikey, Cam Wilson. Access the full article here. Australians who risk losing…
ParentsNext providers made invalid claims for tax-payer funded bonuses
2 September 2022, Guardian Australia, Luke Henriques-Gomes. Access the full article here. Noncompliant claims widespread…
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63-year old forced to do 250km round trip to keep payments
17 July 2022, Guardian Australia, Luke Henriques-Gomes. Access the full article here. Woman from Yorketown in South Australia has been referred to a job agency in Kadina under new Workforce Australia program A 63-year-old woman from regional South Australia needs to make a 250km round…
Employment services survey
The Punishment for Profit report is based on hundreds of responses to surveys conducted by the Antipoverty Centre. This research is ongoing. If you are in Workforce Australia, Disability Employment Services or a similar program, we welcome any information you are able to share about your experiences.