Australia has a long history of coercing people into work. There are better options than 'dobbing in'
- Written by Frances Flanagan, Sydney Fellow, Discipline of Work and Organisational Studies, University of Sydney
After heated criticism from several quarters, the federal government last month announced a meagre rise in the JobSeeker payment for people looking for work. But at just $25 more a week, the subsidy remains the second-lowest in the OECD.
The government also announced a hotline for employers to “dob in” unemployed people who reject...
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