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Workforce Australia is an Australian Government-funded network of organisations (private and community, and originally also government) that are contracted by the Australian Government, through the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR), to deliver employment services to unemployed job seekers on Government income support payments and employers.
Workforce Australia; Employment policy, including employment services; Labour market programmes for people of working age; Co-ordination of labour market research; Equal employment opportunity; Work and family programmes; Participation, activity test and compliance policy for participation payment recipients
The Australian Department of Employment was a department of the Government of Australia charged with the responsibility for national policies and programs that help Australians find and keep employment and work in safe, fair and productive workplaces. [6]
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations; Department of Employment (Australia) Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business; Department of Jobs and Small Business (Australia)
In 2023, Australia's labour force was 14.2 million, with 1.4 million trade union members, an average annual income of $72,753, 3.8% unemployment and 6.4% underemployment. [1] Australian labour law sets the rights of working people, the role of trade unions, and democracy at work, and the duties of employers, across the Commonwealth and in
In a June 2017 interview with the Courier-Mail, Greens senator Lee Rhiannon expressed support for the AUWU, and revealed she has donated $300 to the association. [11]2GB broadcaster Ben Fordham has publicly criticised the union in a statement to news.com.au, claiming it 'coaches people how to dodge responsibilities when it comes to work for the dole or finding a job'.
A 2013 examination of Department of Employment data revealed the program is one of the least effective ways to help people find jobs. [25] Work for the Dole has also been criticised by the Australian Council for Social Services. The Australian Greens do not support the program, describing it as cruel and punitive. [26]
The Albanese government announced that existing mutual obligation penalties would be wiped clean from people's records as the government transitioned to the Workforce Australia system. [52] Under Workforce Australia, JobSeekers will have to earn 100 points per month and report them online, including 4 job searches per month, [53] with a list of ...