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.
Advocates warn of onerous points-based system
7 June 2022, Guardian Australia, Luke Henriques-Gomes. Access the full article here. Mutual obligations system…
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…
Workforce Australia launch plagued with disaster
6 July 2022, Innovation Australia, Denham Sadler. Access the full article here. ‘Confluence of disasters’:…
Unemployed forced into body language courses
1 August 2022, Guardian Australia, Luke Henriques-Gomes. Access the full article here. Providers in the…
NDIS participants to be connected with employment services in ALP trial
2 November 2022, Guardian Australia, Luke Henriques-Gomes. Access the full article here. Social services minister…
Welfare system puts disadvantaged at risk, ombudsman
13 March 2023, Guardian Australia, Paul Karp. Access the full article here. Mutual obligation system…
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Employment Minister urged to stop rollout of new system
16 June 2022, Guardian Australia, Luke Henriques-Gomes. Access the full article here. Survey of unemployed people suggests ‘harm was actually being designed into the system’, academic says The employment minister, Tony Burke, has been urged to pause a new “points-based” mutual obligations system as a new…
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Advocates warn of onerous points-based system
7 June 2022, Guardian Australia, Luke Henriques-Gomes. Access the full article here. Mutual obligations system will require people to complete an expanded range of activities to keep their payments Welfare advocates have warned job seekers may have their payments suspended under a new points-based mutual…
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.