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.
Welfare system puts disadvantaged at risk, ombudsman
13 March 2023, Guardian Australia, Paul Karp. Access the full article here. Mutual obligation system…
Job agencies don’t work and ruin your health
14 August 2022, Guardian Australia, Luke Henriques-Gomes. Access the full article here. Nathan, now on…
Mutual obligations don’t get people jobs, says job agencies
28 May 2021, Guardian Australia, Luke Henriques-Gomes. Access the full article here. Both privatised job…
New employment services program crashes at launch
9 July 2022, Guardian Australia, Luke Henriques-Gomes. Access the full article here. Welfare recipients say…
APM Manager tells job seeker to ride 5 hours to appointment
Mutual obligations: Howard’s legacy lives on
1 January 2022, Guardian Australia, Anne Davies. Access the full article here. Cabinet papers 2001: government…
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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 Social Services figures highlight the difficulties facing those who do not qualify for disability support – despite health problems Near-record levels of people on the jobseeker payment are sick or…
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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 across the $110m-a-year scheme, part of the federal government’s welfare-to-work system An audit has found job agencies running the federal government’s controversial ParentsNext welfare scheme have been making invalid claims…
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.