Sarina Russo

Sarina Russo Jobs Access accused of dumping sensitive information in bin

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28 July 2016, The Daily Mail, Sinead MacLaughlin. Access the full article here. Pages of sensitive data belonging to clients found in a skip bin. Pages included bank details, phone numbers and addresses. A recruitment agency has been discovered allegedly dumping thousands of jobseekers confidential details in a skip out the back of their offices.  …

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Jobactive virus kickbacks top $500 million

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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 …

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Job agency says to scrap ‘mutual obligations’

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13 March 2023, Guardian Australia, Luke Henriques-Gomes. Access the full article here. Another key industry player suggested government should shut down the work-for-the-dole scheme Some job agencies running the federal government’s flagship employment services program, Workforce Australia, are arguing for a review or overhaul of the mutual obligationsParticipation requirements welfare recipients must fulfil each month to …

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Department folds, gives job agencies millions in contracts for bullshit courses

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27 July 2022, Guardian Australia, Luke Henriques-Gomes. Access the full article here. Department of employment intended to ban practice before reversing course after ‘strong feedback’ from industry The employment services industry successfully lobbied to stop a proposed rule banning providers from referring jobseekers to their own training courses under the new $1.5bn-a-year Workforce Australia model. …

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AimBig loses contracts over poor performance

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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 course is among several providers stripped of contracts under a …

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Profile: Sarina Russo Job Access

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Provider profile Sarina Russo Job Access Like most providers, Sarina Russo Job Access refers people from their employment services caseload to related entities to maximise profits from the perverse payment incentives offered by government. The Founder and Managing Director, Sarina Russo, is probably the most high profile player in employment services and refers to herself …

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