AUWU Policy Blog: Fighting back with a seat at the table

Trans-Ed or Foundation Skills as it is otherwise known, targets ‘transitioning’ welfare recipients including those on disability payments ‘ toward work’ as part of the government’s ongoing policy of war on welfare. The scheme comes in two stages of nine months for each stage. For the agencies, contracted at $15,000 per head, the goal is to run the DSP recipient through both courses and reap between $300-360,000 of government subsidies per class of 20. Like

I would like to share my recent horrible experience with you due to Matchworks Boronia. As you know the unemployed have a stigmatism in which employers are usually of the opinion that there is something wrong with them or they’re just losers. I was successful in getting a full time permanent job which commenced 1st September for a company whom believed I was currently employed. I was terminated two weeks ago with the reason being

I am 58 years old now and I lost my full time job on the first of June, 2011. I was working for Borders when they went under. I ran the music and movie department and I was very happy there. I went to Centrelink and registered as unemployed. I was case managed by Mission Australia, who never referred me to a single job and only seemed to be there to torment me into a

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To APM, Just to let you know I had Sue ####### from your ######## site as My Disability Job Provider. I was told your service would help me gain employment and support me in my new job. The one positive thing I could say she did for me was sent me to a seminar that was about a course United Care Wesley was offering to gain employment with them as a support worker. I was