To any one that works in a Australian Job Network Today, Get off your arse, Get out of the Office. You get out their and start kicking down doors, If some Ignorant Employer/ Worker gets in your way, throw them out of the WAY. And find out WHY they Can't Employ Unemployed Australian that are or arn't Skilled for the JOB .

warrigal wrote on Mar 31^st, 2011 at 8:20am:


Anyone who acts like that is an unemployable fruitloop. To answer the Topic title..... er ... Isn't there something more important to talk about?

I was one of those who believed that anyone who was unemployed for any length of time was so by their own choice. Until my sons apprenticeship fell through ( employer was ripping him and other apprentices off re wages and proper training) and he began looking for other work. Thus falling into the hands of the job network.

Trying to find a full time job via these job networks is an exercise in futility. They demand endless meetings and counselling sessions but never seem to actually find a place for anyone. After more than 6 months my son eventually found a decent job via a work contact of his mothers, not with any help from these so-called experts. Add this to the fact that far too many employers  are not willing to give training but would rather employ a fully trained person even if they have to import them from overseas and it's no wonder that so many cannot find a job even in these alleged times of high employment.

That is not to say there aren't plenty of welfare bludgers out there ripping off the system. However It is very disheartening for those who want to work and can't because of incompetent, privatised job agencies and lazy employers.

Posted Tue Feb 15, 2011 11:19am AEDT

    * Related Story: Cut disabled pensions to pay for floods: business

The Australian Human Rights Commission's disability discrimination commissioner has backed calls to get people off the disability pension and back into work.

The Business Council caused a stir yesterday when it said the Government should consider introducing cuts to disability pension spending instead of bringing in a flood levy.   

The proposal was condemned by Senior Australian of the Year and leading disability advocate Ron McCallum, who said: "The disability pension should not be arbitrarily cut simply because of the Queensland floods."

Disability discrimination commissioner Graeme Innes says he supports the Business Council's call but he wants to know what the group is doing about it.

"I know that there are people with disabilities who are keen to get back into the workforce rather than to sit on an unemployment or welfare benefit," he said.

"I would absolutely support the call of the Business Council of Australia to reduce the numbers of people on the disability support pension.

"My retort however would be, 'OK, what are you - one of the major employers of Australia - contributing to that reduction?'"

Mr Innes says the Government is keen to boost the budget by getting people off disability pensions.

"I know that the Government is looking to move people with a disability off the disability support pension and back into employment," he said.

"And frankly that will be the best thing for people with disability and the best thing for Australian society."

But Mr Innes says there are misconceptions among employers and government about people with disabilities.

"It's an attitude problem, and it's a problem of lack of information," he said.

"All the research shows that the vast majority of people with a disability - 75 to 80 per cent of them - employing them is at no extra cost to the employer.

"And where there is an extra cost, the Government has programs to resource or subsidise that cost."

The Business Council says businesses would employ more people with disabilities if disability pensions were structured to encourage people into work.

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They have not had the guts to repeat this crap sice I threatened them with leagal action in writing and initiated action in the appropriate channels - this is old news and just makes you look weak, 

Almost 800,000 people receive the disability support pension, costing $13 billion a year.

Mr Abbott says 60 per cent have a potentially treatable condition and they should be on a different, targeted payment that would not be as generous. This would ensure there would be more for those with severe and permanent disabilities.

The measures would not be without cost. Last year the Herald revealed Mr Abbott, before he became Opposition Leader, submitted similar proposals to the shadow cabinet.

He recommended mandatory work for the dole for under-50s who had been unemployed for three months, at a cost of $10.5 billion. 

He also recommended the welfare quarantining as well as mandatory medical checks and annual interviews for disability pension recipients ''to encourage them into employment''.   

Mr Abbott has previously accused the government of stealing ideas, including assistance payments to help long-term unemployed to move to areas of demand.

The government has started the budget softening-up process. Yesterday the Treasurer, Wayne Swan, focused on extending the workforce contribution of older Australians. In a speech to business leaders in Sydney, Mr Swan announced the establishment of an Advisory Panel on the Economic Potential of Senior Australians to further the cause.

Maybe people who are entirely on welfare for the past 10 years shouldnt be allowed to vote?

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No quack will be getting access to my medical records and that is the bottom line - I will sue the commonwealth for millions if they even try to go their and play semantics.