Issue No 66 | 11 August 2000 | |
NewsACOSS Slams Job Network
Tony Abbott's bluster about his beloved Jobs Network looked threadbare this week after ACOSS released a report slamming the performance of employment assistance services.
Sixteen months into the life of the programme ACOSS found that Jobs Network provided a 'much weaker outcome than previous labour market programs that were sharply criticised by the Government as ineffective.' Among the main deficiencies were:
ACOSS says providers cannot be blamed for the flaws in the basic structure of funding for the network. The main reasons for the poor result were:
ACOSS called on the Government to increase funding for Intensive Assistance, to ensure that all long-term unemployed people are guaranteed substantial help to secure employment and to establish an independent statutory body to regulate the employment services market.
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