Every week we’re sending out your stories of job agency mistreatment and misconduct. From job agency bullying to dodgy Work for the Dole sites – we want to hear about all of your experiences. Is there a time when you’ve successfully stood up for your rights? Let other unemployed workers know, and motivate them to do the same! Please keep sharing your stories on our forum.
WALK INTO FIRST APPOINTMENT: SHOWERED WITH UNPROVOKED ABUSE WESLEY BROADMEADOWS
I’ve already shared this story privately with the AUWU, but I will do so publicly here. Shortly after moving house to Footscray, I found out by text message I had to go to Broadmeadows the very next day for an appointment at Wesley in Broadmeadows. I was somewhat annoyed by the distance I had to travel, and I have a condition and can often be very fatigued. I was also extremely nervous, having had many bad experiences. On the phone, I politely let them know this was not my local area and asked if I could be reassigned…
I just want job agencies out of my life forever, every job agency I have been to has betrayed me. I have changed job agencies a few times and I have not found a job agency that has helped me find a stable job. I never look forward to going to the job agency and I never feel better after seeing my job provider, I always feel worse after talking to my job provider…
MAX EMPLOYMENT’S ATTITUDE TO THEIR CAPTIVE JOBSEEKERS
Max Employment’s attitude to their captive Jobseekers is just disgusting. It is 3 years now since I was forced to deal with them. They. Breached Me for going to see my then recently deceased mother at the hospital. I told them that I could not attend due to my Mum’s sudden demise. That is the demonstrated caliber of care from one of the worst Job Active providers around…
Inspired by one of our forum posters, this week we’re encouraging unemployed workers to request the documents associated with their Job Seeker ID under the Freedom of Information Act and expose inappropriate conduct happening in the privacy of job agent’s communications.
If you’ve complained to the Department of Jobs and Small Business about your job agency and they’ve failed to take it seriously, contact the Commonwealth Ombudsman on 1300 362 072.
December Deluge: Submit your jobactive stories to the senate enquiry either as an individual or by filling out our survey by the 28th of September.
Dump your Demerits: Download our campaign leaflet to ensure that you and your loved ones understand your job agency’s new powers. Hand them out to other unemployed workers at your job agency.
HOTLINE REPORT:
The top issues recorded by our advocacy team on the hotline in the last week were:
Unfair Work for the Dole (43% of calls)
Job agency bullying (28.5% of calls) and
Unfairly forced to sign a job plan (28.5% of calls).
UNEMPLOYMENT SNAPSHOT:
Newstart: $355.72 per fortnight below the poverty line.
The AUWU is an entirely volunteer-run organisation – we survive off your donations. AUSTRALIAN UNEMPLOYED WORKERS’ UNION INC BSB: 633 000 ACCOUNT NUMBER: 154665681
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