Work for the dole employs job seekers for up to 25 hours a week for six months a year as a form of mutual obligation to continue receiving the dole. Husic cited that case and incidents of young people being exposed to asbestos, claiming that departmental audits had found work for the dole work sites were not safe. Signalling an intention to replace work for the dole, Husic said that a “future program” would retain mutual obligation so that job seekers are skilling themselves up and getting ready for work. Husic said that 70% of work for the dole participants “don’t get themselves into jobs just months after being in it”. “Here we have a clear cut example of work for the dole not working for participants, yet the government persists with the program,” she said.

Source: The Guardian March 04, 2018 00:11 UTC