Get It: The Private Employment Industry

It's a multi-million dollar industry that profits from unemployment.
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[@kindclaw6605]

Back in 2014 my employment service provider made me work in a slaughter house despite my refusal to work there they said, if I did not I would loose my payments. The time I was there traumatised me for life the only silver lining, I stopped consuming animals and animal products after that.

[@TwoMarshmallows1]

That's heinous. I'm so sorry.

[@charlielove1679]

Horrible experience your better without those animal products anyways💗

[@makhenaten]

Someone told me the intelligence difference between an APM Workforce Australia consultant and a computer.. you only have to punch info into a computer once😆

[@JohnH1]

I dislike the term 'welfare' it suggests a handout that is not deserved. I call it an entitlement that all Australians are owed when life gets a bit tough.

[@BECltd]

I noticed many Australian (companies or individuals) are creating situations to get payments from the system.

[@judyfraz1]

This is not news to the unemployed, or to many of us who hear their stories. The system is incentivised by numbers of unemployed and not by real jobs found and taken up by them. Between these and Centrelink, the unemployed are continually unfairly punished, NOT helped.

[@katherynmunis7915]

CES was fantastic

[@christinebennett2757]

Most of this video is an excellent exposé on the workings of Government & private corporations in intensifying the adversity and hardships experienced in unemployment. However, one thing that rankles is the mention of unemployment and wage suppression intensifying in 1970's, when Gough Whitlam was in government. Whitlam was the greatest social reformer of our times, creating free healthcare and free education, amongst the many HUGE benefits he contributed to this nation. His reforms were compromised when he placed tariffs on big corporations that retaliated with a vengeance by dismissing workers and creating a stand-off. (Increasing unemployment.) An OPEC increase in the price of oil by 400%, due to the Yom Kippur war, also compromised the budget for delivering the many vital reforms Whitlam initiated. These factors and others limited the benefits that Whitlam bestowed. Nevertheless, our nation gained more in social reforms during the outrageously abridged (Kerr-tailed) term of Gough Whitlam's years in government than at any other time, past or present. Another big reform, of course, was in 1908 (PM Andrew Fisher) when the age pension was introduced for those aged 65. The benefits of this reform, too, has been diminished by an agenda of neo-liberalism in government that has increased the qualifying age.

[@charlielove1679]

Great comment

[@soulsurvivor8293]

Agreed, there were many challenges the Whitlam Government faced. There were many victories during his stewardship as well. For example; He led the western world into open trade with China. Nixon followed suit shortly there after. This single act had brought the Australian economy billions over the years. Only after justifiably critical remarks about the US not honouring the agreement for Pine Gaps existance; In thatbthe US were withholding intelligence gathered from the Australian Government, where as the agreement stated that ALL intelligence gathered by the Pine Gap facility is required to be shared. Then to add fuel to the fire, the Whitlam Government was considering Nationalising our Resources. Which ruffled a few feathers over in Corperate America. The Whitlam Government made to many wealthy and powerful enemies within the short period they were in Government. Thankfully after the Fraser era we got the Hawke Government to reinstate our public healthcare system. Despite being saddled with the atrocious budget book's and dismantling of medibank; Hawke managed to bring back the Public Healthcare system. Absolute side tangent: Here's an odd pattern I've noticed; Labor seem to only get into Government when there is some form of economic crisis occuring. The cynic in me says it's too much of a coincidence; Almost like the wealthy took too many cookie from the Australia's collective cookie jar and now they have a tummy ache. So they have a cry about it to Labor, meaning they get Labor in to fix the mess left by the "Great Economic Mangers" (Liberal slogan) and get the economy working again. After all, they can't make more money if the economy isn't working.

[@resourcedragon]

And, just an FYI: the obligations that were placed on CDEP (Community Development Employment Program) participants (mainly indigenous people living in really remote areas) are even more onerous than those on regular job seekers.

[@gerryhouska2859]

Therese rein did all right.

[@OneEyedMonkey9000]

Low unemployment makes unions stronger and making huge profits much harder. This video is assuming any of this by accident

[@bethanygreenwood8655]

Oh. Wow. Wow.

[@hoggers7572]

So if they make you work for dole I love just being the worst employee they have ever seen looking for expensive things to accidentally break ..sorry my drink spilt all over your computers again ..umm sorry boss someone seems to have blocked up all the toilets ..

[@nimblep4531]

True private companies work well to find employment. Have used them to find every job I've had for the past 15 years.

[@creeib]

You were lucky 🤬