29 August 2020, The Saturday Paper, Rick Morton. Access the full article here. Government policies have seen the ‘unemployment industry’ paid millions during the pandemic, while jobless rates soar. When Employment Minister Michaelia Cash approved an advance payment worth more than $100 million for private job agencies to cover administration fees early in the coronavirus …
4 July 2022, Vice Australia, John Buckley. Access the full article here. A new employment services platform is suggesting some job seekers apply for jobs out of state, for those who can access the service at all Countless Australian job seekers could find themselves facing payment delays for not reporting to Centrelink, after technical difficulties …
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16 June 2022, Guardian Australia, Luke Henriques-Gomes. Access the full article here. Survey of unemployed peopleWe draw a distinction between welfare recipients and unemployed peopleWe draw a distinction between welfare recipients and unemployed people. The latt.... The latt… 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 obligationsParticipation requirements welfare recipients …
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24 July 2022, Guardian Australia, Luke Henriques-Gomes. Access the full article here. Australian Unemployed Workers’ Union survey reveals challenges for those seeking work, from lack of information to unreasonable demands Jobseekers have reported broad confusion about the new Workforce Australia system – including among the employment consultants tasked with running it – with some asked …
21 December 2022, Guardian Australia, Luke Henriques-Gomes. Access the full article here. Anomaly in dates of suspension means individuals whose reporting date falls after 2 January treated different to others Welfare activists have criticised an anomaly that will see some jobseekers forced to complete mutual obligationsParticipation requirements welfare recipients must fulfil each month to continue… …
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23 February 2022, SBS News, Eden Gillespie. Access the full article here. WISE Employment and the Department of Social Services have launched investigations into the alleged conduct shown in the video. A job agent has been captured on camera telling an unemployed man that it’s his own fault that he cannot find work. The video, …
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1 June 2022, Crikey, Cam Wilson. Access the full article here. For unemployed workers who are soon to be included in a new mutual obligationParticipation requirements welfare recipients must fulfil each month to continue... scheme, there’s no honeymoon period for the Albanese government. Undeterred by a drizzly Sydney day, a group of protesters led by the Australian Unemployed Workers’ Union (AUWU) gathered at the …
The provider would encourage me to vent my issues with her, I did, this was a mistake, she then used it against me.
Medical condition not recognised.
I specifically recall being called an “arrogant prick” for asserting my rights.
I have missed out on opportunities to do work that I would have enjoyed.