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.
Job seeker forced to reject work to make job agency meetings
22 July 2022, Guardian Australia, Luke Henriques-Gomes. Access the full article here. Multiple complaints of…
New employment services program crashes at launch
9 July 2022, Guardian Australia, Luke Henriques-Gomes. Access the full article here. Welfare recipients say…
Labor government proceeds with Workforce Australia rollout
19 June 2022, ABC News, Tom Lowrey. Access the full article here. Federal government looks…
Podcast: Job seekers sent to body language courses for job agents to profit
1 September 2022, Guardian Australia, Presented by Laura Murphy-Oates and Reported by Luke Henriques-Gomes. Access…
“Job agent” caught blaming a job seeker for unemployment
23 February 2022, SBS News, Eden Gillespie. Access the full article here. WISE Employment and…
Job agency forces unemployed to do personality test
5 August 2022, Guardian Australia, Luke Henriques-Gomes. Access the full article here. Emma Rayward says…
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Anglicare report finds people in poverty locked out of employment
8 December 2022, Guardian Australia, Jordyn Beazley. Access the full article here. Anglicare says there are 15 applicants per position but many often stand little chance of success due to lack of experience, age and other barriers Thousands of Australians have been locked out of…
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AimBig loses contracts over poor performance
24 August 2022, Guardian Australia, Luke Henriques-Gomes. Access the full article here. AimBig one of 52 providers to lose market share in $1bn a year Disability Employment Services program A job agency that came under fire at the disability royal commission for a questionable barista…
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.
