Anglicare Australia's Jobs Availability Snapshot 2019 found one in seven jobseekers face barriers when it comes to finding work - such as those who didn’t finish Year 12, or older workers who lost their jobs later in life - and it takes them an average of five years to find a job.
"We really need to look at an urgent reform of the Jobactive Network – that is a finding of the government's own reports, as well. Anglicare's analysis shows people with a disability now account for 68 per cent of disadvantaged job seekers. But Ms Hollywood said it should go further, and is calling for the development of a disability-specific national jobs plan.
“Any plan should also look at the kinds of flexibilities that might need to be built into the employment relationship so that if people need some time off, for example, that can be easily accessed.”Sherrine Clark, Director of Humanitarian Services at the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, said refugees and asylum seekers face also face specific challenges finding work.
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One thing we need is to get back to workers having a voice and power. The organised labour movement needs to be revived and significantly improved. Too much exploitation happens in employment and the Church groups are not blameless.