UNEMPLOYED – GOVERNMENT POLICY – AUSTRALIA

Time to get back to work: PM

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Original article by Geoff Chambers
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 18-Sep-20

The federal government will introduce stricter mutual obligation rules for JobSeeker recipients as part of its push to get more people into the workforce. The unemployed will have to apply for up to eight jobs a month from 28 September; this had been reduced to just four jobs per month in August, compared with 20 prior to the coronavirus pandemic. However, mutual obligation requirements will remain suspended in Victoria for the time being. The government will also require JobSeeker recipients to accept any offer of ‘suitable work’, while the ‘work-for-the-dole’ program will resume.

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Newstart review will go beyond adequacy of dole

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Original article by Andrew Tillett
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 9 : 13-May-19

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten says he does not intend to pre-empt the findings of the review of Newstart that Labor will conduct if it wins the federal election, and that the review will not just be about increasing the dole. A study commissioned by the Australian Council of Social Service in 2018 concluded that increasing the dole by $75 a week would cost taxpayers $3.3 billion, but that it would deliver $4 billion in economic benefits. ACOSS CEO Cassandra Goldie contends that people on Newstart are the "real victims of growing inequality in Australia".

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Labor plans overhaul of job welfare

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Original article by Rick Morton
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 8-Jan-19

The Business Council of Australia and the Council of Small Business of Australia support Labor’s proposal for changes to the Jobactive system if it wins the 2019 federal election. Amongst other things, Labor will relax the requirement that unemployed people must apply for up to 20 jobs a month. The BCA argues that this creates an unnecessary cost for both businesses and job-seekers, as employers receive many application from people who are not qualified for a job. Labor may also make changes to the ‘Work for the Dole’ scheme.

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AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, BUSINESS COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA, COUNCIL OF SMALL BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF JOBS AND SMALL BUSINESS, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES. CENTRELINK

Abetz walks away from ’40 jobs’ idea

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Original article by Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 4 : 28-Aug-14

The Australian Government has conceded that its demands on jobseekers may not be practical. Federal Employment Minister Eric Abetz said that there may be no purpose in getting people to apply for 40 jobs a month to retain the unemployment benefit. He admitted that it could be a burden to small businesses. There is speculation that other measures, such as the paid parental scheme, may be cut back

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF EMPLOYMENT, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY, AUSTRALIA. PARLIAMENTARY BUDGET OFFICE, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIA. PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF COMMUNICATIONS, SOUTH AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PREMIER AND CABINET, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA